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

Newmarket woman is 73rd fatality; Southlake reports dip in hospitalizations to 44; York Region reports 3 more deaths, hospitalizations surge to 116; Ontario reports 2 more deaths, increase in hospitalizations, ICU patients
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Newmarket (reported Friday, May 13 at 4 p.m.)

  • 7,433 cases of PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 4 new cases
    • 1 with two doses, 3 with three doses  
  • 2 (-1) institutional outbreaks
    • Birgitta's Residential Home, 2 residents
    • Southlake Residential Care Village, 27 staff, 14 residents
    • Outbreaks closed at: Community Living Central York, 4 staff, 4 residents; Eagle Terrace LTC, 13 staff, 13 residents 
  • 1 more death, totalling 73
    • A woman aged in her 90s passed away on April 25
  • Residents 5+ with at least 1 dose 89.4%
  • Residents 5+ with 2 doses 86.9%

COVID-19 cases reported by Southlake Regional Health Centre on May 16

  • Number of patients with COVID-19 in ICU: 2 (-3)
  • Total number of patients with COVID-19: 44 (-2) (includes critical care)

York Region (reported Friday, May 13 at 4 p.m.)

  • 116 (+48) hospitalizations, 11 (+2) in ICU**
  • 12 new admissions on May 11
  • Weekly hospitalizations per 100,000 population May 11
    • 6.24 unvaccinated
    • 2.76 at least 2 doses
  • 109,756 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 129 new cases
    • 26 unvaccinated, 4 with at least 1 dose, 24 with 2 doses, 75 with 3 doses
  • 3 more deaths, totalling 952
    • A Vaughan woman aged in her 90s passed away May 8
    • An Aurora man aged in his 80s passed away May 1
    • A Newmarket woman aged in her 90s passed away April 25

Institutional outbreaks 24 (-4)

  • 2 new outbreaks in last 7 days
  • Outbreaks declared at:
    • Brigitta's Residential Home (Outbreak #2), Newmarket
    • Sunrise of Unionville Retirement Home; Markham
  • Outbreaks closed at:
    • Community Living Central York – Newmarket
    • Kingsway Place Retirement Residence (Outbreak #3), Aurora
    • Mackenzie Health Long Term Care (Outbreak #7), Richmond Hill
    • Eagle Terrace Long Term Care Home (Outbreak #6), Newmarket
    • Pipe & Slipper Homes, Georgina
    • Viva Thornhill Woods Retirement Home (Outbreak #4), Vaughan

Recovery Measures 

  • 133 (-4) 7-day average of new cases
  • 15.6% ^ positivity

Vaccinations 

  • 84.4% residents with 1 dose; 81.6% with 2 doses, 50.4% with 3 doses, 4.6% with 4 doses
  • Residents 5+ 88.7% 1 dose, 85.8% 2 doses 
  • 63.5% 5-11 vaccinated at least 1 dose 

Around the region:

  • Markham 25,269 (+45) cases, 324 cases in last 7 days, 342 active
  • Vaughan 41,236 (+40) cases, 256 cases in last 7 days, 280 ^ active
  • Richmond Hill 16,367 (+24) cases, 169 cases in last 7 days, 183 ^ active
  • Newmarket 7,433 (+4) cases, 70 cases in last 7 days, 73 ^ active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 3,710 (+2) cases, 45 cases in last 7 days, 48 ^ active
  • Aurora 4,797 (+2) cases, 29 cases in last 7 days, 36 active
  • Georgina 3,263 (+4) cases, 33 cases in last 7 days, 32 active
  • King 2,589 (+0) cases, 16 cases in last 7 days, 20 active
  • East Gwillimbury 2,738 (+3) cases, 12 cases in last 7 days, 14^ active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on May 16 for May 15)

  • 1,287,239 PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 7-day average of cases by vaccination status, per 100,000 people:
    • not fully vaccinated 7.64 
    • fully vaccinated 6.86
    • with booster 15.72
  • 1,061 new PCR confirmed cases
  • 2 more deaths, totalling 13,072
  • 7-day average of deaths by vaccinations status, all ages, per 100,000 people:
    • not fully vaccinated 0.01
    • fully vaccinated 0.01
    • with booster 0.01
  • 1,222  hospitalized: **207 unvaccinated; 49 partially vaccinated; 932 fully vaccinated* (not all hospitals reported)
  • 159 in ICU: **24 unvaccinated; 11 partially vaccinated; 62 fully vaccinated* 
  • 75 on a ventilator
  • *Vaccination status numbers may not match the daily COVID-19 case reports due to missing health card information.
  • **Vaccination status update delayed due to technical difficulties May 16

Vaccinations

  • 83% all ages fully vaccinated, 3% partially vaccinated, totalling 86%

**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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