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

11 new cases in Newmarket, 1 more travel case, 50 active variant cases; York Region cases rise by 301, as incidence rate hits 110 cases per 100K population, highest since Feb. 1; Ontario reports 2,094 new cases, 10 more deaths, positivity rate increases above 6% for first time since January, as total vaccine doses administered surpass 2 million
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Newmarket (reported Sunday, March 28 at 5 p.m.)

  • 1,860 cases of COVID-19 
  • 11 mores case since March 27
  • 172 (+10) variant cases
    • 24 (+3) B.1.1.7. U.K. (0 active); 18 close contact, 4 local transmission, 2 workplace
    • 0 (-1) B.1.351 South African (0 active)
    • 1 (+1) P.1 Brazil (0 active)
    • 147 (+7) lineage not yet determined (50 active, 1 deceased); 76 close contact, 50 local transmission, 14 workplace, 1 institutional outbreak
  • 1,727 (+15) cases resolved (93%)
  • 91 (-3) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 42
  • 0 (+0) hospitalized, 0 in ICU
  • 1 (+0) institutional outbreaks
  • 4 (+0) 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) (Update N/A)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 868 (+3) cases close contact, or 47%
  • 467 (+7) cases community transmission, or 25%
  • 322 (+1) cases institutional outbreak, or 18%
  • 36 (+1) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 43 (+1) cases travel, or 2%
  • 112 (-1) cases workplace outbreak, or 6%
  • 453 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 322 (+4) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 298 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
  • 247 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 161 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 126 (+1) cases age 80+, or 7%
  • 119 (+2) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 91 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 43 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

York Region (reported Sunday, March 28 at 5 p.m.) at red control zone

  • 33,125 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 301 new cases since March 27
  • 2,738 variant cases
    • 410 (+61) B.1.1.7 U.K. (1 active)
    • 2 (+0) B.1.351 South Africa (0 active)
    • 14 (+0) P.1 Brazil (0 active)
    • 2,312 (+68) lineage not yet determined (712 active)
  • 30,916 cases resolved (93%)
  • 1,655 (+106) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 554
  • 38 (+4) cases are hospitalized, 5 (+0) patients in ICU 
  • 426 (+2) workplace outbreaks, 23 (+2) active, 3,393 (+17) cases 

Recovery Measures

Vaccinations 

  • 140,580 total doses
  • 121,881 residents with 1 dose
  • 77.3% ages 80+ with at least 1 dose
  • 58.0% ages 75-79 with at least 1 dose
  • 16.9% ages 70-74 with at least 1 dose

Cases in schools, child care centres

  • 80 (+0) school outbreaks, 10 (+0) active
    • Bayview Fairways Public School, Markham (closed, 2 staff)
    • St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School, Thornhill (2 students)
    • Willowbrook Public School, Thornhill (2 students)
    • Wilshire Elementary School, Thornhill (4 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)
  • 533 (+5) school surveillances, 85 (+5) active
  • 64 (+0) child care outbreaks, 4 (+0) active
  • 1,491 (+9) total school and child care cases
  • 1,039 (+6) student/children cases
  • 452 (+3) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

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

Nitty Gritty

  • 16,890 (+100) cases, or 51%, close contact
  • 9,733 (+137) cases, or 29%, community transmission
  • 3,182 (+4) cases, or 10%, institutional outbreak
  • 664 (+40) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 503 (+1) cases, or 2%, travel
  • 1,969 (+12) cases, or 6%, workplace outbreak
  • 8,557 (+63) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 5,656 (+58) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 4,942 (+42) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 4,677 (+49) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 3,014 (+20) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 2,099 (+30) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 1,820 (+7) cases age 80+, or 6%
  • 1,749 (+24) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 611 (+2) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 13,959 (+132) cases, 698 (+41) active
  • Markham 8,414 (+75) cases, 372 (+40) active
  • Richmond Hill 4,552 (+47) cases, 305 (+20) active
  • Newmarket 1,860 (+11) cases, 91 (-3) active
  • Georgina 806 (+10) cases, 52 (-1) active
  • Aurora 1,103 (+9) cases, 48 (+4) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 905 (+8) cases, 32 (+4) active
  • King 751 (+3) cases, 28 (-2) active
  • East Gwillimbury 716 (+6) cases, 28 (+4) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on March 29, for March 28)

  • 345,234 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 2,094 new cases since March 27
  • 1,894 (+139) variant cases
    • 1,749 U.K. variant
    • 63 South African variant
    • 82 Brazilian variant
  • 10 more deaths, totalling 7,337
  • 318,932 resolved 92.4% of cases
  • 841 (-76) cases are hospitalized; 382 (+16) in ICU; 236 (+19) on ventilators (data not submitted by about 10% of hospitals)
  • 39,470 more tests completed, with 17,716 awaiting results
  • 6.1% positivity March 28

Vaccines

  • 50,453 daily doses administered March 28
  • 2,031,735 total doses
  • 311,248 completed (people fully vaccinated)

Cases in children, youth

  • 8,679 (+77) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 11,405 (+117) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 11,432 (+98) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,365 (+1) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 60 (+0) active
  • 820 (+4) outbreaks at retirement homes, 42 (+4) active
  • 456 (+0) outbreaks at hospitals, 33 (-1) active
  • 3,893 (+0) long-term care resident deaths
  • 15,030 (+1) 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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