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

6 new cases in Newmarket, 31 in last 7 days; York Region confirms 86 new cases, 1 more death, as incidence rate at 46 cases/100K population; Ontario reports 807 new cases, of which 499 are unvaccinated, and 6 more deaths (2 are dated)
Joseph Quigley
Joseph Quigley

Newmarket (reported Thursday, Sept. 2 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,273 cases of COVID-19 
  • 6 new cases since Sept. 1
  • 1,401 variant cases, 18 active
    • 60 (+0) B.1.1.7. Alpha
    • 11 (+0) B.1.351 Beta
    • 45 (+2) B.1.617.2 Delta
    • 24 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 1,261 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 3,199 (+4) cases resolved
  • 29 (+2) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 51
  • 80 tests on Aug. 29, 0 positive (0.0% positivity) Update N/A

The Details

  • 1,467 (+2) cases close contact, or 45%
  • 1001 (+1) cases community transmission, or 31%
  • 392 (+3) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 46 (-1) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 41 (+4) cases travel, or 1%
  • 279 (-3) cases workplace outbreak, or 9%
  • 835 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 572 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 518 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 426 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 251 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 244 (+2) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 196 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 140 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 96 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Thursday, Sept. 2 at 5 p.m.)

  • 54,816 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 86 new cases since Sept. 1
  • 536 new cases in last 7 days, of which 59.5% are unvaccinated (ages 12+) 
  • 20,545 variant cases, 228 active, 167 deaths
    • 979 (+0) B.1.1.7 Alpha 
    • 79 (+0) B.1.351 Beta 
    • 4 (+0) B.1.617 
    • 5 (+0) B.617.1 Kappa
    • 899(+77) B.617.2 Delta
    • 470 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 18,109 (+40) lineage not yet determined 
  • 53,478 cases resolved
  • 490(-13) active cases
  • 1 more death, totalling 753
    • A 50-year-old Markham man passed away Aug. 30 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Exposure local transmission)
  • 329 (-0) institutional outbreaks, 1 (+0) active
  • 3 (+0) child care outbreak, Community of Maple Child Care Services – Father John Kelly Catholic Elementary School and Tiny Hoppers child care
  • 612 (-0) workplace outbreaks; 5 (+1) active; 5,179 (+3) cases

Recovery Measures 

  • 77 (-2) 7-day average of new cases
  • 46 (-1) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate) 
  • 0.99 (-0.01) Alpha variants, 1.12 (-0.05) Delta variants 7-day median reproductive number* 
  • 1,421 tests on Aug. 29, 48 positive (3.4% 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)

  • 1,933 doses administered, 830 newly vaccinated on Sept. 1
  • 1,708,113 total doses 
  • 881,613 or 73.3%, residents with 1 dose
  • 826,500 or 68.7%, residents with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 84.3% 1 dose, 79.6% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 83.7% 1 dose, 78.5% 2 doses 

The details 

  • 24,604 (+33) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 19,341 (+30) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,122 (+8) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 681 (+7) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 637 (+6) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 938 (-0) school-related (2%)
  • 4,411 (+0) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 14,584 (+22) cases age 19 to 34, or 27%
  • 9,282 (+7) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 8,046 (+12) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,578 (+10) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,600 (+4) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 4,042 (+18) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,278 (+7) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,197 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,209 (+3) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 22,859 22,891 (+22) cases, 233 cases in last 7 days, 199 (-20) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,847 (+8) cases, 85 cases in last 7 days, 85 (-8) active
  • Markham 12,785 (+6) cases, 68 cases in last 7 days, 59 (-1) active
  • Aurora 1,950 (+8) cases, 42 cases in last 7 days, 45 (+2) active
  • Newmarket 3,279 (+6) cases, 31 cases in last 7 days, 29 (+2) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,573 (+7) cases, 23 cases in last 7 days, 22 (+2) active
  • King 1,219 (+10) cases, 27 cases in last 7 days, 24 (+8) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,172 (+4) cases, 8 cases in last 7 days, 10 (+3) active
  • Georgina 1,304 (+0) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 3 (-1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 3, for Sept. 2)

  • 567,878 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 807 new cases since Sept. 2
    • 499 unvaccinated; 68 partially vaccinated; 179 fully vaccinated, 60 unknown*
  • 164,142 (+535) variant cases
    • 146,428 Alpha
    • 1,501 Beta 
    • 5,222 Gamma
    • 11,319 Delta
  • 6 more deaths, totalling 9,536 (Due to data cleanup, 2 of the deaths reported today occurred more than 2 months ago.)
  • 97.2% of cases resolved
  • 326 (+6) total hospitalized: 142 unvaccinated; 17 partially vaccinated; 34 fully vaccinated (excluding ICU)*
  • 169 (+7) in ICU: 103 unvaccinated; 8 partially vaccinated; 12 fully vaccinated*
  • 88 (-17) on a ventilator
  • 27,293 more tests completed
  •  *Vaccination status numbers may not match the daily COVID-19 case reports due to missing health card information. 

Vaccines

  • 43,855 daily doses administered on Sept. 2
  • 20,871,664 total doses
  • 10,006,367 people fully vaccinated