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

25 more cases in Newmarket — highest daily increase since Jan. 14 — with first South African variant case identified, and student cases confirmed at Stonehaven, Poplar Bank; York Region reports 264 new cases, as incidence rate, Rt value, hospitalizations continue to increase; Ontario reports 2,448 new cases, 19 more deaths, highest daily death toll since March 5
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Newmarket (reported Saturday, March 27 at 5 p.m.)

  • 1,848 cases of COVID-19 
  • 25 mores case since March 26
  • 162 (+8) variant cases
    • 21 (-1) B.1.1.7. U.K. (0 active); 15 close contact, 4 local transmission, 2  workplace
    • 1 (+1) B.1.351 South African (0 active); workplace
    • 140 (-9) lineage not yet determined (53 active, 1 deceased); 73 close contact, 47 local transmission, 14 workplace, 1 institutional outbreak
  • 1,712 (+11) cases resolved (93%)
  • 94 (+14) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 42
  • 0 (+0) hospitalized, 0 in ICU
  • 1 (+0) institutional outbreaks
  • 4 (+2) school surveillances
    • Surveillance declared March 27 at Stonehaven Elementary School (1 student)
    • Surveillance #2 declared March 27 at Poplar Bank Public School (1 student)
    • Surveillance #3 declared March 23 at Dr. J.M. Denison Secondary School (1 staff)
    • Surveillance #3 declared March 23 at Prince Charles Public School (1 student)
  • 1 (+0) workplace outbreak
  • 288 tests on March 25, 12 positive (4.2% positivity)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 865 (+7) cases close contact, or 47%
  • 460 (+3) cases community transmission, or 25%
  • 321 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 18%
  • 35 (+11) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 42 (+0) cases travel, or 2%
  • 113 (+4) cases workplace outbreak, or 6%
  • 452 (+6) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 318 (+2) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 294 (+8) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
  • 247 (+4) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 161 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 125 (+0) cases age 80+, or 7%
  • 117 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 91 (+2) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 43 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

York Region (reported Saturday, March 27 at 5 p.m.) at red control zone

  • 32,830 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 264 new cases since March 26
  • 2,638 variant cases
    • 349 (+26) B.1.1.7 U.K. (1 active)
    • 2 (+0) B.1.351 South Africa (0 active)
    • 14 (+3) P.1 Brazil (0 active)
    • 2,244 (-29) lineage not yet determined (741 active)
  • 30,727 cases resolved (94%)
  • 1,549 (+103) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 554
  • 34 (+8) cases are hospitalized, 5 (+1) patients in ICU 
  • 424 (+4) workplace outbreaks, 21 (+3) active, 3,376 (+26) cases 

Recovery Measures

Vaccinations 

  • 134,893 total doses
  • 116,217 residents with 1 dose
  • 76.6% ages 80+ with at least 1 dose
  • 54.4% ages 75-79 with at least 1 dose
  • 10.8% ages 70-74 with at least 1 dose

Cases in schools, child care centres

  • 80 (+0) school outbreaks, 10 (-1) active
    • Bayview Fairways Public School, Markham (closed, 2 staff)
    • St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School, Thornhill (2 students)
    • Willowbrook Public School, Thornhill (4 (+2) students)
    • Wilshire Elementary School, Thornhill (2 students)
    • Lorna Jackson Public School, Vaughan (3 students, 1 staff)
    • Rosedale Heights Public School, Thornhill (closed, 5 students)
    • Unionville Montessori School, Markham (2 students, 2 staff)
    • Silver Pines Public School, Richmond Hill (2 students, 2 staff)
    • Maple High School, Vaughan (3 students, 2 staff)
    • Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School, East Gwillimbury (5 students, 2 staff)
  • 528 (+12) school surveillances, 80 (+6) active
  • 64 (+0) child care outbreaks, 4 (+0) active
  • 1,482 (+18) total school and child care cases
  • 1,033 (+16) student/children cases
  • 449 (+2) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 282 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 14 (+0) active

Nitty Gritty

  • 16,790 (+67) cases, or 51%, close contact
  • 9,596 (+52) cases, or 29%, community transmission
  • 3,178 (+9) cases, or 10%, institutional outbreak
  • 624 (+78) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 502 (+1) cases, or 2%, travel
  • 1,957 (+58) cases, or 6%, workplace outbreak
  • 8,494 (+64) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 5,598 (+50) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 4,900 (+29) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 4,628 (+35) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 2,994 (+14) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 2,069 (+22) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 1,813 (+7) cases age 80+, or 6%
  • 1,725 (+12) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 609 (+4) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 13,829 (+105) cases, 657 (+34) active
  • Markham 8,340 (+53) cases, 332 (+26) active
  • Richmond Hill 4,507 (+49) cases, 285 (+27) active
  • Newmarket 1,848 (+25) cases, 94 (+14) active
  • Georgina 797 (+6) cases, 53 (-5) active
  • Aurora 1,094 (+10) cases, 44 (+6) active
  • King 747 (+4) cases, 30 (-3) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 897 (+6) cases, 28 (+0) active
  • East Gwillimbury 711 (+6) cases, 24 (+4) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on March 28, for March 27)

  • 343,140 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 2,448 new cases since March 26
  • 1,755 (+153) variant cases
    • 1,625 U.K. variant
    • 63 South African variant
    • 67 Brazilian variant
  • 19 more deaths, totalling 7,327
  • 317,408 resolved 92.5% of cases
  • 917 (-68) cases are hospitalized; 366 (+1) in ICU; 217 (+25) on ventilators (data not submitted by about 10% of hospitals)
  • 50,227 more tests completed, with 50,227 awaiting results
  • 4.5% positivity March 27

Vaccines

  • 64,950 daily doses administered March 27
  • 1,981,282 total doses
  • 309,285 completed (people fully vaccinated)

Cases in children, youth

  • 8,606 (+98) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 11,288 (+122) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 11,334 (+108) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,364 (+3) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 60 (+1) active
  • 816 (+4) outbreaks at retirement homes, 38 (+2) active
  • 456 (+2) outbreaks at hospitals, 34 (-1) active
  • 3,893 (+0) long-term care resident deaths
  • 15,029 (+4) cases are long-term care residents

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Debora Kelly is the editor for AuroraToday and NewmarketToday. She is an award-winning journalist and communications professional who is passionate about building strong communities through engagement, advocacy and partnership.
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