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

1 new case in Newmarket, staff outbreak at Newmarket Health Centre closes; York Region confirms 34 new cases, of which 21 are unvaccinated, and 1 more death; Ontario reports 12 more deaths and 492 new cases, of which 55% are unvaccinated and partially vaccinated

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Newmarket (reported Thursday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m.)

3,437 cases of COVID-19
1 new cases since Oct. 20
- 1 unvaccinated
9 (-3) active cases
0 more deaths, totalling 51
1,532 (+1) variant cases, 5 (-1) active
0 (-1) institutional outbreak
- Outbreak closed Oct. 21 at Newmarket Health Centre LTC, 2 health-care workers
2 (+1) schools in surveillance
- Maple Leaf P.S., 1 student
- Alexander Muir P.S., 1 student
120 tests on Oct. 19, 0 positive (0.0% positivity)

The Details

1,258 (+1) household cases close contact, or 37%
286 (-1) non-household close contact, or 8%
1,063 (+1) cases community transmission, or 31%
395 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
45 (-1) cases under investigation, or 1%
57 (+0) cases school outbreak
48 (+1) cases travel, or 1%
280 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 8%
876 (+0) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
594 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
540 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
451 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
265 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
258 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
206 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
141 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
106 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Thursday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m.)

57,228 confirmed cases o f COVID-19
34 new cases since Oct. 20
- 21 unvaccinated, 2 partially vaccinated, 11 fully vaccinated
162 (-2) active cases
1 more death, totalling 770
- A 73-year-old Richmond Hill woman passed away Oct. 15 at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto (Exposure close contact, symptom onset Sept. 25)
197 new cases in last 7 days, of which 51.6% are unvaccinated (ages 12+)
22,214 variant cases, 67 (-14) active, 183 (+1) deaths
0 (-1) active institutional outbreak

Active school and child care cases

4 (+0) school outbreaks: 30 (+2) students, 4 (+0) staff
22 (+1) schools under surveillance: 23 (+0) students; 4 (+1) staff
3 (+0) child care outbreaks: 6 (+0) children, 4 (+0) staff

Recovery Measures

28 (-1) 7-day average of new cases
18 (-1) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
0.81 (+0.0) 7-day median reproductive number*
1,036 tests on Oct. 19, 9 positive (0.9% positivity)

Vaccinations (York Region residents, administered anywhere)

1,164 doses administered, 445 newly vaccinated on Oct. 20
76.4% residents with 1 dose; 73.7% with 2 doses
residents 18+ 87.5% 1 dose, 84.6% 2 doses
residents 12+ 87.3% 1 dose, 84.2% 2 doses

The Details

20,686 (+11) cases, or 36%, household close contact
5,062 (-4) cases, or 9%, non-household close contact
20,191 (+18) cases, or 35%, community transmission
4,173 (+1) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
688 (+1) cases, or 1%, under investigation
792 (+2) cases, or 1%, travel
1,083 (+1) cases, or 2%, school outbreak
4,466 (+2) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
15,229 (+7) cases age 19 to 34, or 27%
9,597 (+6) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
8,405 (+6) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
7,818 (+5) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
4,795 (+4) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
4,438 (+3) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
3,410 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
2,236 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
1,300 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

Vaughan 24,156 (+16) cases, 83 cases in last 7 days, 65 (-3) active
Markham 13,168 (+7) cases, 33 cases in last 7 days, 33 (+4) active
Richmond Hill 8,178 (+6) cases, 34 cases in last 7 days, 27 (+0) active
Newmarket 3,437 (+1) cases, 13 cases in last 7 days, 9 (-3) active
Aurora 2,050 (+1) cases, 9 ^ cases in last 7 days, 8 (+1) active
King 1,300 (+1) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 5 (+1) active
Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,628 (+0) cases, 4 cases in last 7 days, 4 (+0) active
East Gwillimbury 1,210 (+0) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 3 (+0) active
Georgina 1,372 (+0) cases, 4 cases in last 7 days, 2 (-2) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 22, for Oct. 21)

596,772 confirmed cases of COVID-19
492 new cases since Oct. 20
- 248 unvaccinated; 21 partially vaccinated; 167 fully vaccinated, 56 unknown*
12 more deaths, totalling 9,839 (1 death reported today occurred more than 1 month ago)
97.8% of cases resolved
274 (-13) total hospitalized: 114 unvaccinated; 11 partially vaccinated; 36 fully vaccinated (excluding ICU)*
149 (-12) in ICU: 75 unvaccinated; 8 partially vaccinated; 21 fully vaccinated*
94 (-13) on a ventilator
28,906 more tests completed
1.4% positivity
*Vaccination status numbers may not match the daily COVID-19 case reports due to missing health card information.