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

1 new case in Newmarket, new school cases at Denne, Poplar Bank, St. John Chrysostom; York Region confirms 35 new cases, with Rt rising to 1.11, and closure of Schomberg school with 15 cases; Ontario reports 441 new cases, 3 more deaths, as 7-day new case average rises to 492 from 371 a week ago
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Some York Region Public Health data is cumulative from Nov. 5 as the public dashboard is not updated on weekends.

Newmarket (reported Monday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,482 cases of COVID-19 
  • 1 new case since Nov. 7 (3 cases Nov. 7, 4 cases Nov. 6, 2 cases Nov. 5)
    • 1 unvaccinated, 0 vaccinated 
  • 20 (+1) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 52
  • 1,565 (+11) variant cases, 15 (+3) active
  • 8 (+1) schools in surveillance
    • Denne P.S., 1 student
    • Poplar Bank P.S., 1 student
    • St. John Chrysostom C.E.S., 1 student
    • St. Nicholas CES, 1 staff
    • Pickering College, 1 student, 1 staff
    • Glen Cedar P.S., 1 student
    • Dr. John M. Denison S.S, 3 students, 1 staff
    • Huron Heights S.S., 2 students
  • 4 tests on Nov. 4, 1 positive (25.0% positivity) Update N/A

The Details 

  • 1,278 (+7) household cases close contact, or 37%
  • 288 (+0) non-household close contact, or 8%
  • 1,077 (-1) cases community transmission, or 31%
  • 395 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 47 (+0) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 58 (+0) cases school outbreak
  • 53 (+3) cases travel, or 1%
  • 282 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 8%
  • 888 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 596 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 548 (+3) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 459 (+3) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 272 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 261 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 209 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 141 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 108 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Monday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m.)

  • 57,829 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 35 new cases since Nov. 7 (33 cases Nov. 7, 59 cases Nov. 6, 30 cases Nov. 5)  
    • 22 unvaccinated, 0 partially vaccinated, 13 fully vaccinated
  • 255 (+23) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 774
  • 282 ^ new cases in last 7 days, of which 43.5% are unvaccinated (ages 12+) 
  • 22,456 (+108) variant cases, 122 (+30) active, 184 deaths
  • 5 (+2) workplace outbreaks

Active school and child care cases

  • 11 (+3) school outbreaks: 77 (+24) students, 3 (+2) staff
  • 1 (+1) school closed: St. Patrick CES, Schomberg, 15 students, 1 staff
  • 29 (-6) schools under surveillance: 31 (-11) students; 7 (+0) staff
  • 1 (-2) child care outbreaks: 5 (-7) children

Recovery Measures 

Vaccinations (York Region residents, administered anywhere)

  • 548 doses administered, 163 newly vaccinated on Nov. 7 
  • 77.0% residents with 1 dose; 74.8% with 2 doses
  • residents 12+ 88.0% 1 dose, 85.4% 2 doses 

The Details  

  • 20,927 (+76) cases, or 36%, household close contact
  • 5,091 (+3) cases, or 9%, non-household close contact
  • 20,327 (+24) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,186 (+1) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 710 (+5) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 832 (+8) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 1,180 (+28) cases, or 2%, school outbreak
  • 4,491 (+9) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 15,334 (+24) cases age 19 to 34, or 27%
  • 9,693 (+28) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 8,492 (+20) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,871 (+15) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,836 (+11) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 4,603 (+41) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 3,437 (+7) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,247 (+5) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,316 (+3) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 24,431 (+13) cases, 115 cases in last 7 days, 100 (+2) active
  • Markham 13,252 (+9) cases, 46 ^ cases in last 7 days, 42 (+14) active
  • Richmond Hill 8,254 (+1) cases, 32 cases in last 7 days, 31 (+0) active
  • Newmarket 3,482 (+1) cases, 21 cases in last 7 days, 20 (+1) active
  • King 1,327 (+1) cases, 19 ^ case in last 7 days, 18 (+3) active
  • Georgina 1,399 (+2) cases, 13 cases in last 7 days, 12 (-1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,651 (+5) cases, 15 ^ cases in last 7 days, 11 (+0) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,225 (+2) cases, 8 ^ cases in last 7 days, 8 (+3) active
  • Aurora 2,070 (+1) cases, 7 ^ cases in last 7 days, 2 (+2) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 9, for Nov. 8)

  • 604,152 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 441 new cases since Nov. 7
    • 225 unvaccinated; 19 partially vaccinated; 173 fully vaccinated, 24 unknown* 
  • 3 more deaths, totalling 9,903
  • 97.7% of cases resolved 
  • 244 total hospitalized: 81 unvaccinated; 9 partially vaccinated; 69 fully vaccinated (excluding ICU)*
  • 115 in ICU: 54 unvaccinated; 3 partially vaccinated; 20 fully vaccinated* (15 patients from Sask.)
  • 78 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 

  • 181 new school cases since Nov. 7 
  • 5,252 total cases: 4,647 students, 520 staff, 85 N/A
  • 482, 9.95%, schools with reported cases (3 closed)
  • 25 new child care cases since Nov. 7
  • 8,913 total cases: 5,601 children, 3,312 staff
  • 89, 1.64%, centres with confirmed cases (11 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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