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

23 more cases in Newmarket, 190 cases are active; York Region confirms 422 new cases, 2 more variant deaths, positivity nears 18%, yet incidence rate and Rt continue steady declines; Ontario reports 4,505 new cases, 34 more deaths, as ICU numbers inch upward
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Newmarket (reported Thursday, April 22 at 5 p.m.)

  • 2,433 cases of COVID-19 
  • 23 more cases since April 21
  • 605 variant cases
    • 36 (+0) B.1.1.7. U.K. (0 active); 26 close contact, 5 local transmission, 5 workplace
    • 3 (+0) P.1 Brazil (0 active); 1 local transmission, 2 workplace
    • 566 (+18) lineage not yet determined: 256 close contact, 222 local transmission, 42 workplace, 8 institutional outbreak)
  • 2,198 cases resolved (90%)
  • 190 (+3) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 45
  • 2 (+0) institutional outbreaks
    • Outbreak #9 declared April 12 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (8 patients, 1 health-care worker) 
    • Outbreak #2 declared at CBI Group Home community living (3 residents, 12 staff)
  • 1 (+0) school outbreak
    • Outbreak declared at Alexander Muir Public School (4 students, 1 staff)
  • 4 (+0) school surveillances
    • Surveillance declared April 18 at Poplar Bank Public School (1 student)
    • Surveillance declared April 17 at Maple Leaf Public School (1 student)
    • Surveillance declared April 15 at Prince Charles Public School (1 student)
    • Surveillance declared April 12 at Newmarket High School (1 student)
  • 222 tests on April 20, 18 positive (8.1% positivity)

The Nitty Gritty 

  • 1,031 (+7) cases close contact, or 42%
  • 672 (+31) cases community transmission, or 25%
  • 372 (+3) cases institutional outbreak, or 16%
  • 102 (-1) cases under investigation, or 2%
  • 24 (+0) cases travel, or 1%
  • 203 (+2) cases workplace outbreak, or 9%
  • 609 (+10) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 413 (+5) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 401 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 329 (+2) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 200 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 162 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 131 (+0) cases age 80+, or 6%
  • 129 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 59 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

York Region (reported Thursday, April 22 at 5 p.m.) in stay-at-home order, state of emergency, new restrictions 

  • 43,326 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 422 new cases since April 21
  • 10,027 variant cases, 1,553 active, 39 deaths
    • 607 (+13) B.1.1.7 U.K. 
    • 5 (+0) B.1.351 South Africa 
    • 34 (+1) P.1 Brazil
    • 9,381 (+365) lineage not yet determined
  • 39,735 cases resolved (92%)
  • 3,004 (-49) active cases
  • 2 more deaths, totalling 587
    • A 75-year-old Whitchurch-Stouffville woman passed away April 18 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure close contact)
    • A 74-year-old Markham man passed away April 16 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure close contact) 
  • 460 (+0) workplace outbreaks, 18 (+0) active, 3,807 (+13) cases 

Recovery Measures

Vaccinations (York Region residents, administered at any location in Ontario)

  • 344,358 total doses
  • 321,103 residents with 1 dose
  • 88.1% ages 80+ with at least 1 dose
  • 86.4% ages 75-79 with at least 1 dose
  • 78.7% ages 70-74 with at least 1 dose
  • 70.3% ages 65-69 with at least 1 dose
  • 52.7% ages 60-64 with at least 1 dose
  • 35.7% ages 55-59 with at least 1 dose
  • 26.6% ages 50-54 with at least 1 dose
  • 23.4% ages 45-49 with at least 1 dose

Cases in schools, child care centres

  • 2,141 (+18) cases
  • 1,516 (+10 student cases
  • 625 (+8) staff cases
  • 131 (+3) school outbreaks, 20 (-1) are active
  • 657 (-1) school surveillances, 60 (-13) are active
  • 86 (+1) child care setting outbreaks, 12 are active 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 309 (+1) institutional outbreaks, 22 (+1) active
    • Outbreak #4 declared April 21 Reena Community Residence, Vaughan

 ​​Nitty Gritty

  • 19,199 (+179) cases, or 44%, close contact
  • 13,190 (+216) cases, or 30%, community transmission
  • 4,113 (+10) cases, or 10%, institutional outbreak
  • 1,946 (-38) cases, or 6%, under investigation
  • 404 (+0) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 3,494 (+37) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 11,181 (+117) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 7,506 (+65) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 6,288 (+63) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 6,204 (+58) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 3,859 (+32) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 2,976 (+29) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 2,465 (+29) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,025 (+7) cases age 80+, or 5%
  • 822 (+6) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 18,069 (+171) cases, 1,232 (-28) active
  • Markham 10,470 (+93) cases, 644 (-11) active
  • Richmond Hill 6,155 (+51) cases, 420 (-26) active
  • Newmarket 2,433 (+23) cases, 190 (+3) active
  • Aurora 1,490 (+14) cases, 124 (+5) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,198 (+17) cases, 89 (+4) active
  • Georgina 1,000 (+12) cases, 80 (+3) active
  • King 942 (+9) cases, 67 (+3) active
  • East Gwillimbury 914 (+10) cases, 59 (-2) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on April 23, for April 22)

  • 437,310 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 4,505 new cases since April 21 
  • 47,263 (+2,727) variant cases
    • 46,905 U.K. variant
    • 134 South African variant
    • 224 Brazilian variant
  • 34 more deaths, totalling 7,863
  • 387,712 resolved 88.7% of cases
  • 2,287 (-63) cases are hospitalized; 818 (+12) in ICU; 593 (+5) on ventilators
  • 56,206 more tests completed, with 31,363 awaiting results
  • 8.8% positivity April 22

Vaccines

  • 133,872 daily doses administered April 22
  • 4,400,674 total doses
  • 355,208 completed (people fully vaccinated)

Cases in schools, child care centres

  • 12,027 (+162) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 15,704 (+170) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 15,607 (+212) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,422 (+0) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 40 (-2) active
  • 837 (+0) outbreaks at retirement homes, 17 (-1) active
  • 508 (+2) outbreaks at hospitals, 36 (+1) active
  • 3,913 (+1) long-term care resident deaths
  • 15,118 (+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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