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

36 more cases in Newmarket, 209 cases are active, positivity rises to 9.7%; 545 new cases in York Region, 6 more variant case deaths, positivity reaches 22.4%; Ontario reports record high of 4,736 new cases, 29 more deaths, and high of 659 ICU patients
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Newmarket (reported Wednesday, April 14 at 5 p.m.)

  • 2,221 cases of COVID-19 
  • 36 mores case since April 13, 4 are variants
  • 420 (+25) variant cases
    • 34 (+0) B.1.1.7. U.K. (0 active); 25 close contact, 5 local transmission, 4 workplace
    • 3 (+0) P.1 Brazil (0 active); 1 local transmission, 2 workplace
    • 383 (+25) lineage not yet determined (123 active, 1 ICU, 2 hospitalized, 2 deceased); 171 close contact, 123 local transmission, 32 workplace, 5 institutional outbreak)
  • 1,969 cases resolved (89%)
  • 209 (+24) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 43
  • 4 (+0) Newmarket residents hospitalized, 1 in ICU
  • 6 (+1) institutional outbreaks
    • Outbreak #9 declared April 12 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (3 patients) 
    • Outbreak #8 declared April 7 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (3 patients, 1 health-care worker)
    • Outbreak #7 declared April 6 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (4 patients)
    • Outbreak #2 declared at CBI Group Home community living (3 residents, 5 staff)
    • Outbreak #3 declared April 1 at Eagle Terrace Long-Term Care Home (3 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak #4 declared March 7 at Southlake Residential Care Village (2 residents, 12 health-care workers)
  • 1 (+0) child care centre outbreak
    • Hopscotch Daycare Services, Bondi Avenue (1 child, 1 staff)
  • 1 (+0) school outbreak
    • Outbreak declared April 7 at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Elementary School (closed, 2 students, 2 staff)
  • 3 (+1) school surveillances
    • Surveillance declared April 12 at Newmarket High School (1 student)
    • Surveillance declared April 8 at Huron Heights Secondary School (2 students, 1 staff)
    • Surveillance declared March 30 at Terry Fox Public School (2 students, 1 staff)
  • 227 tests on April 12, 22 positive (9.7% positivity) 

The Nitty Gritty 

  • 932 (+4) cases close contact, or 42%
  • 525 (+0) cases community transmission, or 24%
  • 365 (+1) cases institutional outbreak, or 16%
  • 146 (+6) cases under investigation, or 2%
  • 23 (+0) cases travel, or 1%
  • 189 (-14) cases workplace outbreak, or 9%
  • 557 (+12) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 377 (+8) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 370 (+6) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 303 (+3) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 178 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 146 (+3) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 127 (+0) cases age 80+, or 6%
  • 114 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 49 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

York Region (reported Wednesday, April 14 at 5 p.m.) in stay at home order, state of emergency 

  • 39,722 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 545 new cases since April 13
  • 6,850 variant cases, 2,176 active, 26 deaths
    • 543 (+1) B.1.1.7 U.K. (1 active, 4 deaths)
    • 4 (+1) B.1.351 South Africa (0 active)
    • 26 (+0) P.1 Brazil (0 active, 1 death)
    • 6,277 (+369) lineage not yet determined (2,175 active, 21 deaths, 32 hospitalized, 6 in ICU)
  • 35,191 cases resolved (90%)
  • 3,958 (+277) active cases
  • 6 more deaths, totalling 573
    • An 83-year-old Markham woman passed away April 1 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure close contact)
    • A 93-year-old Richmond Hill woman passed away April 1 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure local transmission)
    • A 56-year-old Markham man passed away April 5 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure local transmission)
    • A 76-year-old Markham woman passed away April 9 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure local transmission)
    • An 88-year-old Markham woman passed away April 8 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure local transmission)
    • An 86-year-old Markham man passed away April 6 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure local transmission)
  • 44 (-5) cases are hospitalized, 7 (-1) patients in ICU 
  • 448 (+1) workplace outbreaks, 19 (-1) active, 3,641 (+1) cases 

Recovery Measures

Vaccinations 

  • 276,393 total doses
  • 253,886 residents with 1 dose
  • 85.7% ages 80+ with at least 1 dose
  • 82.7% ages 75-79 with at least 1 dose
  • 73.4% ages 70-74 with at least 1 dose
  • 59.8% ages 65-69 with at least 1 dose

Cases in schools, child care centres

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 304 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 29 (+0) active

Nitty Gritty

  • 17,866 (-104) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 10,738 (-10) cases, or 27%, community transmission
  • 4,061 (-1) cases, or 10%, institutional outbreak
  • 2,450 (-3) cases, or 6%, under investigation
  • 389 (+0) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 3,305 (-188) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 10,260 (+134) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 6,356 (+100) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 5,757 (+73) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 5,650 (+81) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 3,571 (+46) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 2,697 (+51) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 2,235 (+35) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 1,962 (+10) cases age 80+, or 5%
  • 734 (+6) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 16,869 (+246) cases, 1,785 (+159) active
  • Markham 9,773 (+111) cases, 817 (+41) active
  • Richmond Hill 5,616 (+69) cases, 595 (+33) active
  • Newmarket 2,221 (+36) cases, 209 (+24) active
  • Aurora 1,344 (+21) cases, 138 (+11) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,127 (+29) cases, 132 (+17) active
  • King 907 (+5) cases, 94 (+2) active
  • East Gwillimbury 856 (+10) cases, 77 (+6) active
  • Georgina 944 (+18) cases, 75 (+12) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on April 15, for April 14)

  • 403,571 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 4,736 new cases since April 13 
  • 27,564 (+2,837) variant cases
    • 27,278 U.K. variant
    • 95 South African variant
    • 191 Brazilian variant
  • 29 more deaths, totalling 7,639
  • 357,591 resolved 88.6% of cases
  • 1,932 (+55) cases are hospitalized; 659 (+17) in ICU; 442 (+20) on ventilators 
  • 65,559 more tests completed, with 39,682 awaiting results
  • 8% positivity April 14

Vaccines

  • 105,430 daily doses administered April 14
  • 3,528,404 total doses
  • 339,491 completed (people fully vaccinated)

Cases in schools, child care centres

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  • 10,904 (+162) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 14,253 (+220) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 14,084 (+223) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,405 (+2) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 43 (-3) active
  • 834 (+0) outbreaks at retirement homes, 27 (-2) active
  • 490 (+0) outbreaks at hospitals, 34 (-2) active
  • 3,908 (+0) long-term care resident deaths
  • 15,081 (+8) cases are long-term care residents

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Debora Kelly is NewmarketToday's editor. 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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