Newmarket (reported Thursday, Aug. 19 at 5 p.m.)
- 3,211 cases of COVID-19
- 1 new case since Aug. 18
- 1,350 variant cases, 6 active
- 60 (+0) B.1.1.7. Alpha
- 11 (+0) B.1.351 Beta
- 15 (+3) B.1.617.2 Delta
- 24 (+0) P.1 Gamma
- 1,240 (+3) lineage not yet determined
- 3,144 (+3) cases resolved
- 16 (-2) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 51
- 8 tests on Aug. 16, 0 positive (0.0% positivity) Update N/A
The Details
- 1,442 (+2) cases close contact, or 45%
- 979 (+0) cases community transmission, or 30%
- 389 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
- 45 (-1) cases under investigation, or 2%
- 32 (+0) cases travel, or 1%
- 271 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 9%
- 807 (+0) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
- 562 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
- 510 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
- 420 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
- 250 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
- 241 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
- 190 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
- 139 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
- 92 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%
York Region (reported Thursday, Aug. 19 at 5 p.m.)
- 53,700 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 58 new cases since Aug. 18
- 363 (+23) new cases in last 7 days, of which 70.4% are unvaccinated (ages 12+)
- 19,641 variant cases, 51 active, 161 deaths (Update*)
- 974 (+1) B.1.1.7 Alpha
- 79 (+0) B.1.351 Beta
- 2 (+0) B.1.617
- 4 (+3) B.617.1 Kappa
- 349 (+30) B.617.2 Delta
- 469 (+0) P.1 Gamma
- 17,764 (+11) lineage not yet determined
- *An update of the provincial database for new variants of concern data has resulted in about 35 previously reported cases reclassified as variant cases.
- 52,635 cases resolved
- 318 (+1) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 747
- 610 (+0) workplace outbreaks; 3 (-1) active; 5,154 (+0) cases
- 1 (+0) child care outbreaks
- Tiny Treasures Learning and Child Care Centre, Vaughan; 16 (+0) children, 1 (+0) staff
Recovery Measures
- 55 (+3) 7-day average of new cases
- 29 (+1) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
- 0.86 (+0.22) Alpha variants, 1.29 (-0.02) Delta variants 7-day median reproductive number*
- 192 tests on Aug. 16, 2 positive (1.0% positivity) Update N/A
- *York Region has updated the daily reproductive number (Rt) data to compare Alpha and Delta variant cases; previously, the Rt data compared variants of concern and SARS-CoV-2 (reference strain). The Rt estimates the average number of people infected for every one person with COVID-19; when it is greater than one, the number of cases is expected to increase; when Rt is less than one, it is expected cases will decrease and transmissions will slow.
Vaccinations (York Region residents, administered anywhere)
- 3,198 doses administered, 1,260 newly vaccinated on Aug. 19
- 1,674,007 total doses
- 869,500 or 72.3%, residents with 1 dose
- 804,507 or 66.9%, residents with 2 doses
- residents 18+ 83.4% 1 dose, 77.8% 2 doses
- residents 12+ 82.6% 1 dose, 76.4% 2 doses
Institutional Outbreaks
- 328 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 0 active
The details
- 24,094 (+27) cases, or 45%, close contact
- 18,890 (+24) cases, or 35%, community transmission
- 4,090 (+5) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
- 664 (-4) cases, or 1%, under investigation
- 569 (+2) cases, or 1%, travel
- 936 (+0) school-related (2%)
- 4,376 (+4) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
- 14,182 (+20) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
- 9,138 (+5) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
- 7,892 (+11) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
- 7,481 (+4) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
- 4,551 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 3,893 (+9) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
- 3,200 (+3) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
- 2,184 (+1) cases age 80+, or 4%
- 1,179 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 22,368 (+37) cases, 207 ^ cases in last 7 days, 169 (+6) active
- Richmond Hill 7,668 (+8) cases, 65 ^ cases in last 7 days, 52 (+2) active
- Markham 12,663 (+5) cases, 48 ^ cases in last 7 days, 40 (-1) active
- Newmarket 3,211 (+1) cases, 20 cases in last 7 days, 16 (-2) active
- Aurora 1,875 (+3) cases, 8 ^ cases in last 7 days, 9 (+0) active
- East Gwillimbury 1,151 (+1) cases, 6 ^ cases in last 7 days, 7 (+1) active
- King 1,169 (+0) cases, 11 cases in last 7 days, 6 (-3) active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,528 (+0) cases, 7 cases in last 7 days, 5 (-2) active
- Georgina 1,294 (+0) cases, 3 cases in last 7 days, 4 (-1) active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 20, for Aug. 19)
- 558,101 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 650 new cases since Aug. 18
- 382 unvaccinated; 46 partially vaccinated; 75 fully vaccinated, 28 unknown*
- 159,063 (+0) variant cases (Update N/A)
- 145,705 Alpha
- 1,496 Beta
- 5,206 Gamma
- 6,656 Delta
- 2 more deaths, totalling 9,450
- 97.5% of cases resolved
- 197 (+21) total hospitalized: 75 unvaccinated; 8 partially vaccinated; 13 fully vaccinated (excluding ICU)*
- 135 in ICU: 52 unvaccinated; 6 partially vaccinated; 6 fully vaccinated
- 77 on a ventilator
- 28,635 more tests completed
- 2.4% positivity
- *Vaccination status numbers may not match the daily COVID-19 case reports due to missing health card information.
Vaccines
- 45,748 daily doses administered on Aug. 19
- 20,386,811 total doses
- 9,700,285 people fully vaccinated
