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

52 new cases in Newmarket, as 7-day daily average rises to 33; York Region reports 640 new cases — a record high daily case count — as positivity rate spirals to 11.8%; Ontario reports another record high for new cases at 9,571, 6 more deaths, as hospitalizations surpass 500
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York Region Public Health and Public Health Ontario are not providing updates Dec. 25 to 28.

Newmarket (reported Thursday, Dec. 23 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,942 cases of COVID-19 
  • 52 new cases since Dec. 22
  • 219 (+45) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 53
  • 1 (+0) institutional outbreak: Inn From the Cold (outbreak #2), 2 clients, 8 staff
  • 1 (+0) school outbreaks
    • Clearmeadow P.S., 9 students, 1 staff
  • 14 (+0) schools in surveillance
    • St. John Chrysostom C.E.S., 1 student
    • Stuart Scot P.S., 1 staff
    • Pickering College, 1 student
    • Sacred Heart C.H.S., 1 student
    • Glen Cedar P.S., 1 staff
    • Terry Fox P.S., 1 student
    • Maple Leaf P.S., 1 staff
    • St. Nicholas C.E.S., 1 student, 2 staff
    • Sir William Mulock S.S., 1 student
    • Huron Heights S.S., 1 student, 1 staff
    • Alexander Muir P.S., 1 staff, 1 staff
    • Newmarket H.S., 2 students
    • Notre Dame C.E.S., 2 students
    • Mazo De La Roche P.S., 4 students

The Details 

  • 1,411 (+6) household cases close contact, or 36%
  • 335 (+1) non-household close contact, or 9%
  • 1,121 (+1) cases community transmission, or 29%
  • 403 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 10%
  • 202 (+40) cases under investigation, or 4%
  • 102 (+1) cases school outbreak, or 3%
  • 71 (+0) cases travel, or 2%
  • 293 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 8%
  • 1,020 (+26) cases age 19 to 34, or 25%
  • 658 (+5) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 600 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
  • 558 (+7) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 338 (+3) cases age 4 to 13, or 9%
  • 274 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 7%
  • 232 (+3) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 144 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 118 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Thursday, Dec. 23 at 5 p.m.)

  • 62,515 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 640 new cases since Dec. 22 
    • 138 unvaccinated, 31 partially vaccinated, 471 fully vaccinated
  • 2,694 (+382) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 783
  • 2,861 ^ new cases in last 7 days
  • 9 (+0) institutional outbreaks: 
    • Yee Hong Ho Lai Oi Wan Centre LTC (outbreak #5), Markham, 2 (+1) patient, 2 (+1) staff
    • Kerry's Place Autism Services (outbreak #2), East Gwillimbury, 1 client, 1 staff
    • Reena Community Residence (outbreak #8), Vaughan, 2 residents, 2 staff
    • Green Haven Illam. Richmond Hill, 5 client, 5 staff
    • Inn From the Cold (outbreak #2), Newmarket, 2 clients, 8 staff
    • Markham Stouffville Hospital (outbreak #4), Markham, 3 (+1) patients
    • New Leaf - The Elms (outbreak #3), East Gwillimbury, 1 resident, 1 staff
    • Reena Group Home – Thornhill. Vaughan, 3 residents, 5 staff
    • Community Living, Richmond Hill, 3 staff
  • 5 (+0) workplace outbreaks: 1 business, 2 office, 1 retail, 1 warehouse

Active school and child care cases

  • 3,824 (+41) total cases schools and child care active and resolved: 2,889 (+28) students; 935 (+13) staff
  • 51 (+5) school outbreaks
    • Beynon Fields Public School (Investigation #5), Richmond Hill, 4 students, 1 staff
    • École élémentaire catholique Le-Petit-Prince (Investigation #5), Vaughan, 3 students, 2 staff
    • Nellie McClung Public School (Investigation #8), Vaughan, 1 student, 1 staff
    • Regency Acres Public School, Aurora, 3 students, 1 staff
    • St. Andrew's College (Investigation #9), Aurora, 3 students
  • 4 (+0) schools closed
    • Netivot HaTorah Day School, Vaughan, 33 students, 3 staff
    • Ecole Secondaire Catholique Renasissance, Aurora, 2 students, 8 staff
    • St. Thomas Acquinas C.E.S., Georgina, 18 students, 3 staff
    • Credo Christian School, Woodbridge, 9 students, 1 staff
  • 115 (-5) schools under surveillance
  • 4 (+1) child care outbreaks
    • Eh to Zed Preschool Canada Early Learning Academy, Aurora
    • Pris-T-Gis Montessori School, Markham, 4 children
    • Teston Village P.S., Vaughan, 1 child, 1 staff
    • Autumn Hill Academy, Vaughan, 5 children, 1 staff

Recovery Measures 

Vaccinations (York Region residents, administered anywhere)

  • 12,885 doses administered, 1,055 newly vaccinated, 11,496 dose 3 on Dec. 22
  • 81.2% residents with 1 dose; 76.3% with 2 doses
  • residents 12+ 89.1% 1 dose, 87.1% 2 doses
  • residents 5+ 85.4% 1 dose, 80.2% 2 doses 
  • 42.9% 5-11 vaccinated at least 1 dose

The Details  

  • 22,307 (+53) cases, or 36%, household close contact
  • 5,411 (+63) cases, or 9%, non-household close contact
  • 20,950 (+23) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,249 (+8) cases, or 7%, institutional outbreak
  • 2,645 (+489) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 1,046 (+3) cases, or 2%, travel
  • 1,745 (+20) cases, or 2%, school outbreak
  • 4,639 (+7) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak*
  • 16,494 (+263) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 10,235 (+78) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 9,373 (+61) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 9,167 (+136) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 5,509 (+68) cases age 4 to 13, or 9%
  • 4,967 (+19) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 3,682 (+45) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,270 (+3) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,443 (+15) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
  • *Data cleaning identified 16 previously reported workplace outbreaks that did not have 2 or more associated cases; these outbreaks have been removed from the total count.

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 26,218 (+183) cases, 866 ^ cases in last 7 days, 826 (+118) active
  • Markham 14,187 (+165) cases, 600 ^ cases in last 7 days, 585 (+115) active
  • Richmond Hill 9,038 (+108) cases, 492 ^ cases in last 7 days, 453 (+61) active
  • Newmarket 3,942 (+52) cases, 231 ^ cases in last 7 days, 219 (+23) active
  • Aurora 2,403 (+27) cases, 170 ^ cases in last 7 days, 151 (+4) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,896 (+30) cases, 131 ^ cases in last 7 days, 131 (+25) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,474 (+22) cases, 131 cases in last 7 days, 111 (+11) active
  • King 1,533 (+14) cases, 93 ^ cases in last 7 days, 87 (+6) active
  • Georgina 1,632 (+21) cases, 99 ^ cases in last 7 days, 83 (+7) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 24, for Dec. 23)

  • 676,924 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 9,571 new cases since Dec. 22
    • 1,536 unvaccinated; 356 partially vaccinated; 7,425 fully vaccinated, 254 unknown*
  • 6 more deaths, totalling 10,146
  • 92.6% of cases resolved 
  • 508 total hospitalized: 128 unvaccinated; 13 partially vaccinated; 153 fully vaccinated*
  • 154 in ICU: 85 unvaccinated; 3 partially vaccinated; 28 fully vaccinated* 
  • 102 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 

  • 86 new school cases since Dec. 22  
  • 12,062 total cases: 10,582 students, 1,272 staff, 208 N/A
  • 1,097, 22.65%, schools with reported cases (24 closed)
  • 107 new child care cases since Dec. 22
  • 10,202 total cases: 6,631 children, 3,571 staff
  • 440, 7.97%, centres with confirmed cases (43 closed)

Vaccinations

  • 88% ages 12+ 2 doses, 3% one dose, totalling 91%
  • 81% ages 5+ 2 doses, 5% one dose, totalling 86%
  • 77% all ages 2 doses, 5% one dose, totalling 82%

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