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

Newmarket new cases spike by 14 — highest daily increase since May 22 — and 7 new school cases; York Region confirms 85 new cases and death of 62-year-old Vaughan resident as Rt rises to 1.06; Ontario reports 928 new cases, 9 more deaths, with 340 hospitalized with COVID and 165 in ICU
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Some York Region Public Health data is cumulative from Dec. 3 as the public dashboard is not updated on weekends.

Newmarket (reported Monday, Dec. 6 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,605 cases of COVID-19 
  • 14 new cases since Dec. 5 (8 cases Dec. 5, 8 cases Dec. 4, 7 cases Dec. 3)
    • 9 unvaccinated, 0 partially vaccinated, 5 fully vaccinated 
  • 40 (+20) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 52
  • 1 (+0) school outbreak: Crossland P.S., 9 students
  • 4 (+2) schools in surveillance
    • Clearmeadow P.S., 5 students
    • Notre Dame C.E.S., 1 student
    • St. Nicholas C.E.S., 1 staff
    • Mazo De La Roche P.S., 2 (+1) student
  • 88.3% residents 12+ fully vaccinated

The Details 

  • 1,324 (+12) household cases close contact, or 37%
  • 295 (+4) non-household close contact, or 8%
  • 1,104 (+6) cases community transmission, or 31%
  • 395 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 11%
  • 52 (+3) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 83 (+10) cases school outbreak, or 2%
  • 61 (+2) cases travel, or 1%
  • 287 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 8%
  • 907 (+4) cases age 19 to 34, or 25%
  • 617 (+7) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 566 (+5) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 474 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 304 (+13) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 267 (+4) cases age 65 to 79, or 7%
  • 215 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 144 (+1) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 111 (+2) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Monday, Dec. 6 at 5 p.m.)

  • 59,141 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 85 new cases since Dec. 5 (53 cases Dec. 5, 94 cases Dec. 4, 54 cases Dec. 3) 
    • 49 unvaccinated, 1 partially vaccinated, 35 fully vaccinated
  • 408 (+102) active cases
  • 1 more death, totalling 777
    • A 62-year-old Vaughan man passed away Nov. 29 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure close contact, symptom onset Nov. 11)
  • 440 new cases in last 7 days
  • 4 (-1) workplace outbreaks
    • 1 construction, 1 food manufacturing; 1 retail; 1 unknown

Active school and child care cases

  • 13 (-1) school outbreaks: 82 (+10) students, 6 (+2) staff
  • 48 (+2) schools under surveillance: 85 (+28) students; 9 (+0) staff
  • 1 (+0) child care outbreaks: 2 children, 0 staff

Recovery Measures 

Vaccinations (York Region residents, administered anywhere)

  • 2,535 doses administered, 2,333 newly vaccinated on Dec. 5
  • 79.3% residents with 1 dose; 75.9% with 2 doses
  • residents 12+ 88.8% 1 dose, 86.7% 2 doses
  • residents 5+ 83.4% 1 dose, 79.8% 2 doses 

The Details  

  • 21,506 (+118) cases, or 36%, household close contact
  • 5,166 (+22) cases, or 9%, non-household close contact
  • 20,609 (+57) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,194 (+0) cases, or 7%, institutional outbreak
  • 754 (+4) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 916 (+24) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 1,364 (+51) cases, or 2%, school outbreak
  • 4,547 (+5) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 15,537 (+35) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 9,869 (+37) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 8,717 (+44) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 8,007 (+36) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,919 (+19) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 4,974 (+89) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 3,486 (+7) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,266 (+2) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,366 (+13) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 24,980 (+36) cases, 197 ^ cases in last 7 days, 182 (+38) active
  • Richmond Hill 8,407 (11) cases, 50 ^ cases in last 7 days, 42 (-3) active
  • Newmarket 3,605 (+14) cases, 45 ^ cases in last 7 days, 40 (+20) active
  • Markham 13,421 (+3) cases, 35 cases in last 7 days, 37 (-2) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,710 (+2) cases, 30 ^ cases in last 7 days, 27 (+17) active
  • Aurora 2,124 (+2) cases, 22 ^ cases in last 7 days, 22 (+8) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,285 (+7) cases, 20 ^ cases in last 7 days, 20 (+13) active
  • King 1,413 (+2) cases, 20 ^ cases in last 7 days, 18 (+7) active
  • Georgina 1,442 (+3) cases, 13 cases in last 7 days, 13 (-1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 7, for Dec. 6)

  • 625,312 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 928 new cases since Dec. 5
    • 424 unvaccinated; 26 partially vaccinated; 401 fully vaccinated, 77 unknown*
  • 9 more deaths, totalling 10,036 
  • 97.0% of cases resolved 
  • 340 total hospitalized: 122 unvaccinated; 10 partially vaccinated; 75 fully vaccinated*
  • 165 in ICU: 70 unvaccinated; 3 partially vaccinated; 19 fully vaccinated* 
  • 95 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 

  • 345 new school cases since Dec. 5
  • 8,629 total cases: 7,662 students, 833 staff, 134 N/A
  • 836, 17.26%, schools with reported cases (8 closed)
  • 46 new child care cases since Dec. 5
  • 9,407 total cases: 6,004 children, 3,403 staff
  • 175, 3.17%, centres with confirmed cases (22 closed)

Vaccinations

  • 87% ages 12+ 2 doses, 3% one dose, totalling 90%
  • 77% all ages 2 doses, 4% one dose, totalling 81%

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