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

2 new cases in Newmarket, active cases increase to 8; York Region reports continued uptick in new cases at 21, active cases rise to 69, as 7-day average doubles from 5 to 10.9 cases in last week; Ontario confirms 192 new cases, 1 more death, as slight increase in 7-day case average continues
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Newmarket (reported Thursday, July 22 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,171 cases of COVID-19 
  • 2 new case since July 21  
  • 1,324 variant cases, 0 active
    • 59 (+0) B.1.1.7. Alpha
    • 11 (+0) B.1.351 Beta
    • 3 (+0) B.1.617.2 Delta
    • 24 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 1,227 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 3,112 (+0) cases resolved
  • 8 (+2) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 51
  • 260 tests on July 20, 2 positive (0.8% positivity)

The Details

  • 1,422 (+0) cases close contact, or 45%
  • 965 (+1) cases community transmission, or 30%
  • 390 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 45 (+1) cases under investigation, or 2%
  • 27 (+0) cases travel, or 1%
  • 269 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 9%
  • 793 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 556 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 503 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 418 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 250 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 233 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 188 (+5) 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 22 at 5 p.m.)

  • 52,773 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 21 new cases since July 21  
  • 19,322 variant cases, 7 active, 158 deaths
    • 969 (+0) B.1.1.7 Alpha 
    • 80 (+0) B.1.351 Beta 
    • 2 (+0) B.1.617 
    • 1 (+0) B.617.1 Kappa
    • 126 (+6) B.617.2 Delta
    • 467 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 17,680 (+4) lineage not yet determined
  • 51,961 cases resolved
  • 69 (+12) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 743
  • 605 (+1) workplace outbreaks, 1 (+1) active, 5,131 (+0) cases 

Recovery Measures 

  • 11 (+2) 7-day average of new cases
  • (+0) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • 0.56 (-0.01) Alpha variants, 0.73 (-0.08) Delta variants 7-day median reproductive number
  • 1,651 tests on July 20, 8 positive (0.5% 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)

  • 8,407 doses administered, 1,142 newly vaccinated on July 21
  • 1,552,984 total doses 
  • 845,804 or 70.3%, residents with 1 dose
  • 707,180 or 58.8%, residents with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 81.5% 1 dose, 69.5% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 80.3% 1 dose, 67.2% 2 doses 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 328 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 0 active

The details 

  • 23,761 (+5) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 18,403 (+11) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,080 (+0) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 675 (+4) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 474 (+2) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 930 (+0) school-related (2%)
  • 4,368 (-3) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 13,814 (+6) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 9,046 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 7,756 (+2) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,419 (+2) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,509 (-1) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 3,783 (+2) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,140 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,180 (+2) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,126 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 21,855 (+8) cases, 31 ^ cases in last 7 days, 29 (+4) active
  • Markham 12,573 (+4) cases, 14 ^ cases in last 7 days, 11 (+1) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,521 (+1) cases, 12 ^ cases in last 7 days, 10 (+1) active
  • Newmarket 3,171 (+2) cases, 8 ^ cases in last 7 days, 8 (+2) active
  • Aurora 1,850 (+0) cases, 3 cases in last 7 days, 4 (-1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,512 (+1) cases, 2 ^ cases in last 7 days, 2 (+1) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,139 (+1) cases, 1 ^ case in last 7 days, 1 (+1) active
  • King 1,130 (+1) cases, 1 ^ case in last 7 days, 1 (+1) active
  • Georgina 1,276 (+0) cases, 0 cases in last 7 days, 0 active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on July 23, for July 22)

  • 548,986 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 192 new cases since July 20
  • 155,648 (+298) variant cases
    • 145,148 Alpha
    • 1,485 Beta 
    • 5,130 Gamma
    • 3,885 Delta
  • 1 more death, totalling 9,308
  • 98.0% of cases resolved
  • 137 (-3) cases are hospitalized; 136 (-5) in ICU; 84 (+)) on ventilators
  • 19,757 more tests completed
  • 0.9% positivity

Vaccines

  • 120,231 daily doses administered on July 22
  • 18,724,400 total doses
  • 8,375,133 people fully vaccinated

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