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COVID-19: A look at the numbers for Newmarket, York Region

3 new outbreaks in Newmarket; Southlake hospitalizations rise; York Region reports 8 more deaths, hospitalizations increase to 76
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York Region Public Health is now updating its public COVID-19 dashboard once a week, on Tuesdays at 4 p.m.

Newmarket (reported Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m.)

  • 8,778 cases of PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 8 new cases
  • 42 new cases in last 7 days  
  • 4 (+3) institutional outbreaks
    • Southlake Regional Health Centre, patients 
    • Southlake Regional Health Centre, patients 
    • Southlake Residential Care Village, staff, residents
    • Newmarket Health Centre LTC, 35 (+22) staff, 39 (+21) residents, 1 (+0) resident death
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 86
  • Residents 5+ with at least 1 dose 92%
  • Residents 5+ with 2 doses 88.8%

COVID-19 cases reported by Southlake Regional Health Centre on Dec. 14

  • Number of patients with COVID-19 in ICU: 1 (-2)
  • Total number of patients with COVID-19: 29 (+5) (includes critical care)

York Region (reported Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m.)

  • 76 (+17) hospitalizations, 4 (-2) in ICU**
  • 8 new admissions on Dec. 11
  • 127,778 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 76 ^ new cases
  • 396 cases in last 7 days
  • 8 more deaths, totalling 1,092 
    • A Richmond Hill woman aged in her 90s passed away Dec. 5
    • A King woman aged in her 80s passed away Dec. 5
    • A Whitchurch-Stouffville woman aged in her 90s passed away Dec. 5
    • A Markham woman aged in her 80s passed away Dec. 1
    • A Vaughan woman aged in her 90s passed away Dec. 4
    • A Vaughan woman aged in her 90s passed away Dec. 2
    • A Vaughan man aged in his 90s passed away Dec. 2
    • An Aurora woman aged in her 60s passed away Dec. 10 

Institutional outbreaks 20 (+7)

  • 5 new outbreaks in last 7 days
  • New outbreaks open at:
    • Mariann Home Long Term Care (Outbreak #4); City of Richmond Hill
    • Southlake Regional Health Centre (Outbreak #30); Town of Newmarket
    • Southlake Regional Health Centre (Outbreak #31); Town of Newmarket
    • Southlake Residential Care Village Long Term Care (Outbreak #10); Town of Newmarket
    • Villa Da Vinci Retirement Residence (Outbreak #6); City of Vaughan
    • Viva Thornhill Woods Retirement Home (Outbreak #8); City of Vaughan
    • Revera Glynnwood Retirement Residence (Outbreak #7); City of Markham
    • Community Living York - Hagerman's Corner; City of Markham
    • Richview Manor Retirement Home (Outbreak #9); City of Vaughan
  • Outbreaks close at: 
    • Amica Unionville Retirement Home (Outbreak #9); City of Markham
    • Bethany Manor Retirement Home (Outbreak #4); City of Markham

Recovery measures:

  • 47 (-9) 7-day average of new cases
  • 16.3% ^ positivity

Vaccinations 

  • 85.6% residents with 1 dose; 82.8% with 2 doses, 53.2% with 3 doses, 20.9% with 4 doses
  • Residents 5+ 90.0% 1 dose, 87.0% 2 doses, 55.9% with 3 doses 
  • 56.9% 5-11 vaccinated with at least 1 dose 

Around the region:

  • Markham 30,233 (+18) cases, 83 cases in last 7 days, 83 active
  • Vaughan 46,309 (+28) cases, 118 cases in last 7 days, 133 ^ active
  • Richmond Hill 20,048 (+13) cases, 83 cases in last 7 days, 97 active
  • Newmarket 8,778 (+8) cases, 42 cases in last 7 days, 50 active
  • Aurora 5,653 (+1) cases, 16 cases in last 7 days, 19 active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 4,469 (+0) cases, 17 ^ cases in last 7 days, 16 ^ active
  • Georgina 3,861 (+1) cases, 9 cases in last 7 days, 8 active
  • East Gwillimbury 3,137 (+4) cases, 11 ^ cases in last 7 days, 13 ^ active
  • King 2,862 (+2) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 8 active

**Data note from York Region Public Health: Hospitalization data indicates COVID-19-positive individuals in York Region hospitals and is not limited to York Region residents. The data includes individuals hospitalized for COVID-19 and those who may be in hospital for another reason but tested positive for COVID-19. *With the rapid transmission of Omicron and provincial changes in testing eligibility and case management, case counts and outbreaks reported are an underestimate of the number of individuals with COVID-19 and outbreaks in York Region and Ontario.


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Elizabeth Keith is a general assignment reporter. She graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2017. Elizabeth is passionate about telling local stories and creating community.
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