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

12 new cases in Newmarket, 86-year-old resident dies, outbreak declared at Poplar Bank P.S; York Region confirms 143 new cases, with King and Whitchurch-Stouffville only municipalities not seeing stark increase in cases in last 7 days, with 185 new cases in children under 14 since Friday; Ontario reports 1,429 new cases, 5 more deaths, 550 new school cases, and 385 hospitalized
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Some York Region Public Health statistics are cumulative from Friday, Dec. 10 as the public dashboard is not updated weekends.

Newmarket (reported Monday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,617 cases of COVID-19 
  • 12 new cases since Dec. 12 (43 new cases since Dec. 10)
  • 60 (+17) active cases
  • 1 more death, totalling 53
    • An 86-year-old Newmarket woman passed away Friday, Dec. 10 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Symptom onset Nov. 25, exposure local transmission)
  • 2 (+1) school outbreaks: Poplar Bank P.S. 4 (+2) students; Crossland P.S., 9 students
  • 9 (+1, 1 moved to outbreak) schools in surveillance
    • Alexander Muir P.S., 1 staff
    • Denne P.S., 1 student
    • JLR Bell P.S., 1 staff
    • Newmarket H.S., 1 student
    • Armitage Village P.S., 1 student
    • Rogers P.S., 2 students
    • Clearmeadow P.S., 8 students, 1 staff
    • Notre Dame C.E.S., 1 student
    • Mazo De La Roche P.S., 3 (+1) students

The Details 

  • 1,357 (+21) household cases close contact, or 37%
  • 302 (+6) non-household close contact, or 8%
  • 1,101 (+4) cases community transmission, or 31%
  • 395 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 11%
  • 58 (+5) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 86 (+4) cases school outbreak, or 2%
  • 69 (+1) cases travel, or 1%
  • 288 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 8%
  • 912 (+4) cases age 19 to 34, or 25%
  • 628 (+8) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 571 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 478 (+4) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 323 (+13) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 268 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 7%
  • 220 (+4) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 146 (+2) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 114 (+3) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Monday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m.)

  • 59,798 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 143 new cases since Dec. 12 (138 cases Dec. 12, 76 cases Dec. 11, 102 cases)
    • 72 unvaccinated, 4 partially vaccinated, 67 fully vaccinated
  • 634 (+206) active cases
  • 2 more deaths, totalling 779
    • An 86-year-old Newmarket woman passed away Friday, Dec. 10 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Symptom onset Nov. 25, exposure local transmission)
    • A 71-year-old Vaughan man passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7 at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital (Symptom onset Sept. 14, exposure local transmission)
  • 663 ^ new cases in last 7 days
  • 3 (-1) workplace outbreaks
    • 1 construction, 2 retail

Active school and child care cases

  • 21 (+1) school outbreaks: 166 (+18) students, 15 (+5) staff
  • 75 (+17) schools under surveillance: 118 (+34) students; 26 (+7) staff
  • 1 (+0) child care outbreaks: Aurora Early Learning Centre, 2 children, 1 staff

Recovery Measures 

Vaccinations (York Region residents, administered anywhere)

  • 3,614 doses administered, 1,795 newly vaccinated, 1,633 dose 3 on Dec. 12
  • 81.3% residents with 1 dose; 76.1% with 2 doses
  • residents 12+ 88.9% 1 dose, 86.9% 2 doses
  • residents 5+ 84.4% 1 dose, 80.0% 2 doses 
  • 32.2% 5-11 vaccinated at least 1 dose

The Details  

  • 21,773 (+169) cases, or 36%, household close contact
  • 5,215 (+40) cases, or 9%, non-household close contact
  • 20,653 (+74) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,200 (+0) cases, or 7%, institutional outbreak
  • 834 (+62) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 1,001 (+16) cases, or 2%, travel
  • 1,473 (+77) cases, or 2%, school outbreak
  • 4,564 (+12) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 15,637 (+68) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 9,947 (+58) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 8,824 (+69) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 8,053 (+32) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,945 (+11) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 5,208 (+167) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 3,520 (+23) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,274 (+4) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,390 (+18) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 25,203 (+39) cases, 227 ^ cases in last 7 days, 203 (+2) active
  • Richmond Hill 8,489 (+13) cases, 82 ^ cases in last 7 days, 81 (+24) active
  • Markham 13,498 (+18) cases, 77 ^ cases in last 7 days, 74 (+29) active
  • Aurora 2,190 (+22) cases, 66 ^ cases in last 7 days, 61 (+39) active
  • Newmarket 3,660 (+12) cases, 56 ^ cases in last 7 days, 60 (+17) active
  • Georgina 1,504 (+12) cases, 61 ^ cases in last 7 days, 59 (+43) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,324 (+8) cases, 38 ^ cases in last 7 days, 42 (+18) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,738 (+7) cases, 28 cases in last 7 days, 26 (-1) active
  • King 1,428 (+4) cases, 15 cases in last 7 days, 14 (-1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 14, for Dec. 13)

  • 635,112 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 1,429 new cases since Dec. 12
    • 493 unvaccinated; 33 partially vaccinated; 809 fully vaccinated, 94 unknown*
  • 5 more deaths, totalling 10,084
  • 96.5% of cases resolved 
  • 385 total hospitalized: 130 unvaccinated; 12 partially vaccinated; 85 fully vaccinated* (1 from Saskatchewan)
  • 162 in ICU: 71 unvaccinated; 6 partially vaccinated; 37 fully vaccinated* 
  • 98 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 

  • 550 new school cases since Dec. 12
  • 10,093 total cases: 8,947 students, 979 staff, 167 N/A
  • 1,019, 21.04%, schools with reported cases (28 closed)
  • 50 new child care cases since Dec. 12
  • 9,600 total cases: 6,169 children, 3,431 staff
  • 213, 3.86%, centres with confirmed cases (35 closed)

Vaccinations

  • 88% ages 12+ 2 doses, 3% one dose, totalling 90%
  • 81% ages 5+ 2 doses, 5% one dose, totalling 86%
  • 77% all ages 2 doses, 5% one dose, totalling 82%

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