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

1 new case in Newmarket, 23 cases are active; York Region reports spike in new cases to 100, with 68.6% of cases in unvaccinated residents over last 7 days; Ontario reports

Newmarket (reported Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,238 cases of COVID-19 
  • 1 new case since Aug. 24
  • 1,366 variant cases, 12 active
    • 60 (+0) B.1.1.7. Alpha
    • 11 (+0) B.1.351 Beta
    • 19 (+3) B.1.617.2 Delta
    • 24 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 1,252 (+1) lineage not yet determined
  • 3,164 (+2) cases resolved
  • 23 (-1) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 51
  • 90 tests on Aug. 23, 1 positive (1.1% positivity)

The Details

  • 1,451 (+0) cases close contact, or 45%
  • 991 (+4) cases community transmission, or 31%
  • 389 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 44 (+0) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 33 (+0) cases travel, or 1%
  • 277 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 9%
  • 818 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 568 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 512 (+0) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 423 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 251 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 241 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 192 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 140 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 93 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 5 p.m.)

  • 54,183 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 100 new cases since Aug. 24    
  • 549 (+29) new cases in last 7 days, of which 68.6% are unvaccinated (ages 12+) 
  • 19,937 variant cases, 161 active, 163 deaths
    • 976 (+0) B.1.1.7 Alpha 
    • 79 (+0) B.1.351 Beta 
    • 2 (+0) B.1.617 
    • 4 (+0) B.617.1 Kappa
    • 486 (+7) B.617.2 Delta
    • 470 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 17,920 (+12) lineage not yet determined 
  • 52,948 cases resolved
  • 486 (+42) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 749
  • 612 (+0) workplace outbreaks; 2 (+0) active; 5,163 (+2) cases

Recovery Measures 

  • 78 (+4) 7-day average of new cases
  • 37 (+2) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • 1.02 (+0.21) Alpha variants, 1.39 (+0.01) Delta variants 7-day median reproductive number
  • 685 tests on Aug. 23, 29 positive (4.2% 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)

  • 2,199 doses administered, 770 newly vaccinated on Aug. 24
  • 1,690.139 total doses 
  • 875,019 or 72.7%, residents with 1 dose
  • 815,120 or 67.8%, residents with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 83.8% 1 dose, 78.7% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 83.1% 1 dose, 77.4% 2 doses 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 328 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 0 active

The details 

  • 24,307 (+45) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 19,097 (+36) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,100 (+2) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 673 (-4) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 592 (+7) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 938 (+0) school-related (2%)
  • 4,395 (+10) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 14,372 (+41) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 9,196 (+8) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 7,952 (+10) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,524 (+8) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,569 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 3,957 (+13) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,234 (+8) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,193 (+3) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,186 (+3) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 22,619 (+45) cases, 288 cases in last 7 days, 252 (+16) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,748 (+20) cases, 88 ^ cases in last 7 days, 83 (+12) active
  • Markham 12,715 (+13) cases, 56 ^ cases in last 7 days, 48 (+8) active
  • Newmarket 3,238 (+1) cases, 28 ^ cases in last 7 days, 23 (-1) active
  • Aurora 1,897 (+7) cases, 25 ^ cases in last 7 days, 20 (+3) active
  • King 1,186 (+4) cases, 18 ^ cases in last 7 days, 16 (+1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,543 (+4) cases, 16 ^ cases in last 7 days, 15 (+1) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,158 (+2) cases, 11 ^ cases in last 7 days, 8 (+1) active
  • Georgina 1,299 (+2) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 6 (+0) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 26, for Aug. 25)

  • 561,975 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 678 new cases since Aug. 24
    • 398 unvaccinated; 74 partially vaccinated; 135 fully vaccinated, 53 unknown*
  • 160,669 160,992 (+323) variant cases
    • 146,025 Alpha
    • 1,500 Beta 
    • 5,221 Gamma
    • 8,246 Delta
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 9,472 
  • 97.4% of cases resolved
  • 302 (+19) total hospitalized: 135 unvaccinated; 11 partially vaccinated; 30 fully vaccinated (excluding ICU)*
  • 165 (+4) in ICU: 78 unvaccinated; 9 partially vaccinated; 7 fully vaccinated*
  • 89 (-3) on a ventilator
  • 27,815 more tests completed
  • 2.8% positivity
  •  *Vaccination status numbers may not match the daily COVID-19 case reports due to missing health card information. 

Vaccines

  • 40,254 daily doses administered on Aug. 25
  • 20,566,473 total doses
  • 9,819,677 people fully vaccinated

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