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

1 new case Newmarket, with new school cases since Friday at Denison, Huron Heights, Maple Leaf, Rogers; York Region confirms 20 new cases, as total residents vaccinated reaches 74%; Ontario reports 269 new cases, 6 more deaths, and 233 patients hospitalized
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Some York Region Public Health data is cumulative from Oct. 23 due to no updating of the public dashboard on weekends.

Newmarket (reported Monday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,444 cases of COVID-19 
  • 1 new case since Oct. 24 (0 cases Oct. 24, Oct. 23)
    •  1 partially vaccinated
  • 9 (+0) active cases
  • 1 more death, totalling 52*
    • A 64-year-old Newmarket man passed away Oct. 20 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (Exposure local transmission, symptom onset Oct. 4) *reported Oct. 22
  • 1,537 (+5) variant cases, 6 (+1) active
  • 5 (+3) schools in surveillance
    • Dr. John M. Denison S.S, 2 students
    • Huron Heights S.S., 1 student
    • Rogers P.S., 1 student
    • Maple Leaf P.S., 2 (+1) students
    • Alexander Muir P.S., 1 student
  • 46 tests on Oct. 22, 0 positive (0.0% positivity)

The Details 

  • 1,263 (+5) household cases close contact, or 37%
  • 287 (+1) non-household close contact, or 8%
  • 1,065 (+2) cases community transmission, or 31%
  • 395 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 45 (+0) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 57 (+0) cases school outbreak
  • 47 (-1) cases travel, or 1%
  • 280 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 8%
  • 877 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 594 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 541 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 451 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 268 (+3) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 258 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 208 (+2) 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 Monday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m.)

  • 57,254 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 20 new cases since Oct. 24 (34 cases Oct. 24, 26 cases Oct. 23) 
    • 15 unvaccinated, 2 partially vaccinated, 3 fully vaccinated
  • 156 (-6) active cases
  • 2 more deaths, totalling 772* (*reported Oct. 22)
    • A 64-year-old Newmarket man passed away Oct. 20 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (Exposure local transmission, symptom onset Oct. 4)
    • A 66-year-old Vaughan woman passed away Oct. 20 at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital (Exposure workplace outbreak, symptoms onset Sept. 26)
  • 182 new cases in last 7 days, of which 51.8% are unvaccinated (ages 12+) 
  • 22,286 variant cases, 74 (+7) active, 183 deaths

Active school and child care cases

  • 4 (+0) school outbreaks: 33 (+3) students, 5 (+0) staff
  • 31 (+9) schools under surveillance: 38 (+15) students; 4 (+1) staff
  • 1 (-2) child care outbreaks: 3 (-3) children, 2 (-2) staff

Recovery Measures 

Vaccinations (York Region residents, administered anywhere)

  • 772 doses administered, 226 newly vaccinated on Oct. 24 
  • 76.6% residents with 1 dose; 74.0% with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 87.7% 1 dose, 84.9% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 87.5% 1 dose, 84.6% 2 doses 

The Details  

  • 20,730 (+44) cases, or 36%, household close contact
  • 5,072 (+10) cases, or 9%, non-household close contact
  • 20,211 (+20) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,175 (+2) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 686 (-2) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 799 (+7) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 1,100 (+17) cases, or 2%, school outbreak
  • 4,469 (+3) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 15,238 (+9) cases age 19 to 34, or 27%
  • 9,611 (+14) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 8,419 (+14) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,827 (+9) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,801 (+6) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 4,476 (+38) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 3,420 (+10) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,237 (+1) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,301 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 24,210 (+9) cases, 92 ^ cases in last 7 days, 77 (+12) active
  • Markham 13,183 (+2) cases, 25 cases in last 7 days, 25 (-8) active
  • Richmond Hill 8,190 (+3) cases, 23 cases in last 7 days, 22 (-5) active
  • Newmarket 3,444 (+1) cases, 10 cases in last 7 days, 9 (+0) active
  • Aurora 2,056 (+1) cases, 8 cases in last 7 days, 9 (+1) active
  • King 1,300 (+0) cases, 3 cases in last 7 days, 2 (-3) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,629 (+1) cases, 1 cases in last 7 days, 1 (-3) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,213 (+1) cases, 6 ^ cases in last 7 days, 4 (+1) active
  • Georgina 1,377 (+1) cases, 6 ^ cases in last 7 days, 5 (-3) active

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

  • 598,110 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 269 new cases since Oct. 20
    • 142 unvaccinated; 11 partially vaccinated; 93 fully vaccinated, 23 unknown*
  • 6 more deaths, totalling 9,852 (1 death reported today occurred more than 1 month ago) 
  • 97.8% of cases resolved 
  • 233 total hospitalized: 107 unvaccinated; 14 partially vaccinated; 30 fully vaccinated (excluding ICU)*
  • 138 in ICU: 62 unvaccinated; 5 partially vaccinated; 17 fully vaccinated*
  • 88 on a ventilator
  • 21,827 more tests completed
  • 1.5% positivity
  • *Vaccination status numbers may not match the daily COVID-19 case reports due to missing health card information. 

Cases in school, child care centres 

  • 150 new school cases since Oct. 24
  • 4,287 total cases: 3,786 students, 430 staff, 71 N/A
  • 614, 12.68%, schools with reported cases (2 closed)
  • 13 new child care cases since Oct. 24
  • 8,780 total cases: 5,494 children, 3,286 staff
  • 105, 1.93%, centres with confirmed cases

Vaccinations

  • 84% ages 12+ 2 doses; 88% one dose
  • 77% all ages fully vaccinated  

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