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

2 new cases in Newmarket, partially and fully vaccinated, with 2 active school outbreaks; York Region confirms 64 new cases, 3 new school outbreaks in King, Aurora, totalling 16 with 110 cases; Ontario reports 793 new cases — highest daily increase since Sept. 18 — 4 more deaths, as hospitalizations remain stable
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Newmarket (reported Thursday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,524 cases of COVID-19 
  • 2 new cases since Nov. 17
    • 1 partially vaccinated, 1 fully vaccinated 
  • 28 (+0) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 52
  • 1,587 (+1) variant cases, 10 (+0) active
  • 2 (+0) school outbreaks: Crossland P.S., 5 students; Newmarket H.S., 3 students
  • 8 (-1) schools in surveillance
    • Clearmeadow P.S., 2 students
    • Mazo De La Roche P.S., 1 student
    • Sir William Mulock S.S., 1 student
    • Stonehaven P.S., 1 student, 1 staff
    • Denne P.S., 1 student
    • Poplar Bank P.S., 1 student
    • Dr. John M. Denison S.S, 3 students, 1 staff
    • Huron Heights S.S., 2 students
  • 87.6% residents 12+ fully vaccinated
  • 13 tests Nov. 16, 0 positive (0.0% positivity)

The Details 

  • 1,292 (+0) household cases close contact, or 37%
  • 288 (+0) non-household close contact, or 8%
  • 1,088 (+1) cases community transmission, or 31%
  • 395 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 48 (+1) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 68 (+0) cases school outbreak
  • 57 (+0) cases travel, or 1%
  • 284 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 8%
  • 893 (+0) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 607 (+2) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 555 (+0) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 462 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 283 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 261 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 213 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 141 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 109 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Thursday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m.)

  • 58,244 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 64 new cases since Nov. 17   
    • 41 unvaccinated, 3 partially vaccinated, 20 fully vaccinated
  • 244 (+25) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 775
  • 300 ^ new cases in last 7 days, of which 39.3% are unvaccinated (ages 12+) 
  • 22,801 (+4) variant cases, 67 (+-17) active, 184 deaths
  • 6 (-1) workplace outbreaks
    • 1 government/health, 1 manufacturing; 3 restaurant/food service, 1 unknown

Active school and child care cases

  • 16 (+2) school outbreaks: 109 (+5) students, 1 (+0) staff
    • New outbreaks at King City Public School (Investigation #3); St. Mary Catholic Elementary School (Investigation #5), King Township; The Lighthouse Learning and Development Centre (Investigation #2), Aurora
  • 2 (+0) school closed: Our Lady of Fatima C.E.S., Vaughan., 12 students; St. Patrick CES, Schomberg, 22 students, 1 staff
  • 42 (-3) schools under surveillance: 52 (-4) students; 6 (+0) staff
  • 2 (+0) child care outbreaks: 5 children, 1 staff

Recovery Measures 

Vaccinations (York Region residents, administered anywhere)

  • 674 doses administered, 239 newly vaccinated on Nov. 17 
  • 77.3% residents with 1 dose; 75.3% with 2 doses
  • residents 12+ 88.3% 1 dose, 86.0% 2 doses 

The Details  

  • 21,118 (+24) cases, or 36%, household close contact
  • 5,111 (+6) cases, or 9%, non-household close contact
  • 20,415 (+14) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,188 (-2) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 721 (+8) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 856 (+4) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 1,232 (+7) cases, or 2%, school outbreak
  • 4,518 (+3) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 15,401 (+13) cases age 19 to 34, or 27%
  • 9,753 (+11) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 8,565 (+12) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,912 (+4) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,852 (+3) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 4,719 (+17) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 3,457 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,255 (+1) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,330 (+4) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 24,585 (+23) cases, 104 ^ cases in last 7 days, 93 (+5) active
  • Markham 13,322 (+12) cases, 55 ^ cases in last 7 days, 48 (+9) active
  • Newmarket 3,524 (+2) cases, 30 cases in last 7 days, 28 (+0) active
  • Richmond Hill 8,300 (+10) cases, 28 ^ cases in last 7 days, 24 (+8) active
  • King 1,371 (+8) cases, 36 ^ cases in last 7 days, 20 (+3) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,244 (+1) cases, 14 cases in last 7 days, 9 (-2) active
  • Aurora 2,084 (+3) cases, 13 ^ cases in last 7 days, 8 (+2) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,663 (+2) cases, 8 cases in last 7 days, 7 (+0) active
  • Georgina 1,409 (+1) cases, 8 cases in last 7 days, 5 (+1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 19, for Nov. 18)

  • 610,222 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 793 new cases since Nov. 17
    • 385 unvaccinated; 22 partially vaccinated; 323 fully vaccinated, 63 unknown* 
  • 4 more deaths, totalling 9,959
  • 97.5% of cases resolved 
  • 269 total hospitalized: 95 unvaccinated; 13 partially vaccinated; 64 fully vaccinated*
  • 128 in ICU: 55 unvaccinated; 6 partially vaccinated; 12 fully vaccinated* (9 patients from Sask.)
  • 72 on a ventilator
  • *Vaccination status numbers may not match the daily COVID-19 case reports due to missing health card information. 

Cases in school, child care centres 

  • 109 new school cases since Nov. 17
  • 6,234 total cases: 5,521 students, 609 staff, 104 N/A
  • 599, 12.37%, schools with reported cases (7 closed)
  • 20 new child care cases since Nov. 17
  • 9,062 total cases: 5,728 children, 3,334 staff
  • 120, 2.21%, centres with confirmed cases (25 closed)

Vaccinations

  • 85% ages 12+ 2 doses, 3% one dose, totalling 89%
  • 75% all ages 2 doses + 3% one dose, totalling 78%  

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