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

1 new case in Newmarket — 2 in last 7 days — and 4 are active; York Region confirms 17 new cases, and of 78 cases in last 7 days, two-thirds are unvaccinated; Ontario reports 226 cases, 11 more deaths, as 7-day average increases for 4th day in a row
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Newmarket (reported Thursday, July 29 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,171 cases of COVID-19 
  • 1 new case since July 28
  • 1,326 variant cases, 0 active
    • 60 (+1) B.1.1.7. Alpha
    • 11 (+0) B.1.351 Beta
    • 5 (+2) B.1.617.2 Delta
    • 24 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 1,226 (-1) lineage not yet determined
  • 3,116 (+0) cases resolved
  • 4 (+1) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 51
  • 162 tests on July 27, 0 positive (0.0% positivity)

The Details

  • 1,422 (+0) cases close contact, or 45%
  • 966 (+1) cases community transmission, or 30%
  • 389 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 44 (+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%
  • 557 (+1) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 503 (+0) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 418 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 250 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 234 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 188 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 139 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 90 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Thursday, July 29 at 5 p.m.)

  • 52,842 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 17 new cases since July 28 
  • 78 new cases in last 7 days, of which 66.7% are unvaccinated (ages 12+) 
  • 19,347 variant cases, 8 active, 159 deaths
    • 974 (+4) B.1.1.7 Alpha 
    • 79 (+0) B.1.351 Beta 
    • 2 (+0) B.1.617 
    • 1 (+0) B.617.1 Kappa
    • 145 (+7) B.617.2 Delta
    • 467 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 17,679 (-3) lineage not yet determined
  • 52,018 cases resolved
  • 80 (+1) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 744
  • 605 (+0) workplace outbreaks, 2 (+0) active, 5,134 (+0) cases 

Recovery Measures 

  • 11 (-1) 7-day average of new cases
  • (+0) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • 0.55 (+0.0) Alpha variants, 0.77 (+0.02) Delta variants 7-day median reproductive number
  • 1,703 tests on July 27, 15 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)

  • 4,659 doses administered, 932 newly vaccinated on July 28
  • 1,600,845 total doses 
  • 852,976 or 70.9%, residents with 1 dose
  • 747,869 or 62.2%, residents with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 82.1% 1 dose, 73.1% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 81.0% 1 dose, 71.0% 2 doses 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 328 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 0 active

The details 

  • 23,771 (+2) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 18,491 (+5) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,065 (+0) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 668 (+3) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 484 (+1) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 935 (+0) school-related (2%)
  • 4,347 (+2) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 13,842 (+3) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 9,052 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 7,763 (+1) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,423 (+2) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,511 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 3,794 (+2) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,148 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,180 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,129 (+2) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 21,897 (+10) cases, 43 ^ cases in last 7 days, 42 (+4) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,531 (+3) cases, 12 ^ cases in last 7 days, 13 (+0) active
  • Markham 12,581 (+1) cases, 9 cases in last 7 days, 9 (-2) active
  • Aurora 1,855 (+1) cases, 5 ^ cases in last 7 days, 5 (+0) active
  • Newmarket 3,171 (+1) cases, 2 cases in last 7 days, 4 (+1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,514 (+0) cases, 2 cases in last 7 days, 3 (-1) active
  • Georgina 1,280 (+0) cases, 4 cases in last 7 days, 2 (+0) active
  • King 1,129 (+0) cases, 0 cases in last 7 days, 1 (+0) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,139 (+0) cases, 0 cases in last 7 days, 0 (-1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on July 30, for July 29)

  • 550,178 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 226 new cases since July 28
  • 156,755 (+173) variant cases
    • 145,536 Alpha
    • 1,493 Beta 
    • 5,161 Gamma
    • 4,565 Delta
  • 11 more deaths, totalling 9,339
  • 98.0% of cases resolved
  • 108 (+3) cases are hospitalized; 117 (-4) in ICU; 77 (-2) on ventilators
  • 20,993 more tests completed
  • 1.1% positivity

Vaccines

  • 83,907 daily doses administered on July 29
  • 19,377,608 total doses
  • 8,919,362 people fully vaccinated

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Debora Kelly

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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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