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

Newmarket nears 2 weeks without any new cases; York Region reports 4 new cases, as Rt number indicates higher transmission of Delta variant; Ontario reports 159 new cases, 10 more deaths, as active cases drop to 1,403 — lowest since last Sept. 6
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Newmarket (reported Thursday, July 15 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,163 cases of COVID-19 
  • 0 new cases since July 3 
  • 1,321 variant cases, 0 active
    • 58 (+0) B.1.1.7. Alpha
    • 11 (+0) B.1.351 Beta
    • 3 (+0) B.1.617.2 Delta
    • 24 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 1,225 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 3,112 (+0) cases resolved
  • 0 active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 51
  • 218 tests on July 13, 2 positive (0.9% positivity)

The Details

  • 1,421 (+0) cases close contact, or 45%
  • 956 (+0) cases community transmission, or 30%
  • 391 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 45 (+0) cases under investigation, or 2%
  • 27 (+0) cases travel, or 1%
  • 270 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 9%
  • 792 (+0) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 556 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 499 (+0) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 417 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 250 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 232 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 187 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 140 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 90 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Thursday, July 15 at 5 p.m.)

  • 52,701 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 4 new cases since July 14  
  • 19,244 variant cases, 4 active, 158 deaths
    • 963 (+0) B.1.1.7 Alpha 
    • 79 (+0) B.1.351 Beta 
    • 2 (+0) B.1.617 
    • 1 (+0) B.617.1 Kappa
    • 106 (-1) B.617.2 Delta
    • 467 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 17,626 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 51,926 cases resolved
  • 32 (+1) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 743
  • 603 (+0) workplace outbreaks, 2 (-1) active, 5,129 (+0) cases 

Recovery Measures 

  • 5 (-1) 7-day average of new cases
  • 4 (+0) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • .56 Alpha variants, 1.02 Delta variants 7-day median reproductive number
  • 1,750 tests on July 13, 16 positive (0.9% positivity)
  • *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)

  • 10,362 doses administered, 1,270 newly vaccinated on July 14
  • 1,486,280 total doses 
  • 837,826 or 69.7%, residents with 1 dose
  • 648,454 or 53.9%, residents with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 80.9% 1 dose, 64.6% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 79.6% 1 dose, 61.6% 2 doses 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 328 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 0 active

The details 

  • 23,750 (+1) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 18,316 (+1) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,085 (+0) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 678 (+1) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 460 (+1) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 929 (+0) school-related (2%)
  • 4,401 (-2) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 13,786 (-1) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 9,031 (+0) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 7,750 (+0) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,416 (+2) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,510 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 3,772 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,134 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,178 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,124 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 21,826 (+1) cases, 18 cases in last 7 days, 13 (+0) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,509 (+0) cases, 4 cases in last 7 days, 4 (+0) active
  • Markham 12,560 (+0) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 5 (+0) active
  • Aurora 1,847 (+2) cases, 5 ^ cases in last 7 days, 5 (+1) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,138 (+0) cases, 3 cases in last 7 days, 2 (+0) active
  • King 1,129 (+0) cases, 1 cases in last 7 days, 1 (+0) active
  • Georgina 1,276 (+0) cases, 0 cases in last 7 days, 1 (+0) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,510 (+0) cases, 0 cases in last 7 days, 0 active
  • Newmarket 3,163 (+0) cases, 0 cases in last 7 days, 0 active

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

  • 547,864 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 159 new cases since July 14
  • 154,346 (+34) variant cases
    • 144,781 Alpha
    • 1,465 Beta 
    • 4,950 Gamma
    • 3,150 Delta
  • 10 more deaths, totalling 9,285
  • 98.0% of cases resolved
  • 159 (-6) cases are hospitalized; 158 (-10) in ICU; 112 (-2) on ventilators (includes 1 patient from Manitoba in ICU)
  • 28,126 more tests completed
  • 0.5% positivity

Vaccines

  • 168,616 daily doses administered on July 15
  • 17,810,472 total doses
  • 7,578,116 people fully vaccinated

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Debora Kelly is the editor for AuroraToday and NewmarketToday. She is an award-winning journalist and communications professional who is passionate about building strong communities through engagement, advocacy and partnership.
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