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

15 more cases in Newmarket, 67-year-old man passes away; York Region new cases plunge to 152 —lowest number since March 23 — and 3 more variant case deaths; Ontario reports 2,320 new cases, 32 more deaths, as positivity and hospitalizations continue to decline
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Newmarket (reported Tuesday, May 11 at 5 p.m.)

  • 2,868 cases of COVID-19 
  • 15 more cases since May 10
  • 1,018 variant cases, 117 active
    • 40 (+0) B.1.1.7. U.K.; 28 close contact, 6 local transmission, 5 workplace
    • 1 (+0) B.1.351 South Africa: 1 local transmission
    • 11 (+0) P.1 Brazil; 2 close contact, 4 local transmission, 3 workplace, 2 school
    • 966 (+14) lineage not yet determined: 448 close contact, 391 local transmission, 72 workplace, 14 school, 25 institutional outbreak, 1 travel)
  • 2,695 cases resolved
  • 126 (-18) active cases
  • 1 more death, totalling 47
  • 1 (+0) institutional outbreaks
    • Outbreak #4 declared May 5 at Eagle Terrace LTC, Newmarket (5 health-care workers)
  • 1 (+0) workplace outbreak
  • 1 (+0) school outbreak
    • Outbreak declared May 7 at Alexander Muir P.S. (2 staff)
  • 1 (-1) child care centre outbreak
    • Outbreak declared April 28 at Kidz R Us (9 children, 2 staff)
    • 12-day outbreak closed May 10 at Cuties and Patooties Childcare (2 children)
  • 43 tests on May 9, 2 positive (4.7% positivity)

The Nitty Gritty 

  • 1,244 (+11) cases close contact, or 43%
  • 850 (+6) cases community transmission, or 30%
  • 392 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 14%
  • 67 (-3) cases under investigation, or 2%
  • 24 (+0) cases travel, or 1%
  • 239 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 8%
  • 732 (+5) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 496 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 460 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 384 (+3) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 232 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 191 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 158 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 135 (+0) cases age 80+, or 5%
  • 80 (+2) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Tuesday, May 11 at 5 p.m.) in stay-at-home order, state of emergency, new restrictions 

  • 49,274 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 152 new cases since May 10
  • 15,407 variant cases, 1,213 active, 75 deaths
    • 666 (+6) B.1.1.7 U.K. 
    • 21 (+0) B.1.351 South Africa 
    • 2 (+0) B.1.617 India
    • 177 (+9) P.1 Brazil
    • 14,541 (+218) lineage not yet determined
  • 46,948 cases resolved
  • 1,695 (-147) active cases
  • 3 more deaths, totalling 631
    • A 70-year-old Markham man passed away May 4 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure workplace outbreak)
    • A 48-year-old Vaughan man passed away May 4 at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto (Exposure workplace outbreak)
    • A 67-year-old Newmarket man passed away May 7 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Exposure local transmission)
  • 480 (+1) workplace outbreaks, 25 (-1) active, 4,225 (+32) cases 

Recovery Measures 

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

  • 555,466 total doses
  • 529243 residents with 1 dose
  • 92.0% ages 80+ with at least 1 dose
  • 90.3% ages 75-79 with at least 1 dose
  • 84.2% ages 70-74 with at least 1 dose
  • 81.2% ages 65-69 with at least 1 dose
  • 74.7% ages 60-64 with at least 1 dose
  • 64.7% ages 55-59 with at least 1 dose
  • 50.2% ages 50-54 with at least 1 dose
  • 55.7% ages 45-49 with at least 1 dose
  • 54.0% ages 40-44 with at least 1 dose
  • 41.9% ages 35-39 with at least 1 dose

Cases in schools, child care centres

  • 2,303 (+8) cases
  • 1,619 (+7) student cases
  • 684 (+1) staff cases
  • 132 (+0) school outbreaks, 2 (+0) are active
  • 670 (+0) school surveillances, 6 (-1) are active
  • 111 (+2) child care setting outbreaks, 18 (-2) are active 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 320 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 12 (-1) active
    • Outbreak closed at Villa Leonardo Gambin LTC, Vaughan

 ​​Nitty Gritty

  • 22,140 (+105) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 16,429 (+88) cases, or 33%, community transmission
  • 4,301 (+10) cases, or 9%, institutional outbreak
  • 954 (-83) cases, or 4%, under investigation
  • 429 (+4) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 4,016 (+17) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 12,815 (+50) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 8,506 (+24) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 7,206 (+16) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,025 (+16) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,258 (+7) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 3,457 (+6) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 2,855 (+4) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,129 (+2) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,023 (+11) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 20,375 (+55) cases, 650 (-46) active
  • Markham 11,829 (+41) cases, 402 (-13) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,014 (+15) cases, 247 (-24) active
  • Newmarket 2,863 (+15) cases, 126 (-18) active
  • Aurora 1,721 (+7) cases, 69 (-8) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,397 (+1) cases, 66 (-13) active
  • Georgina 1,180 (+2) cases, 36 (-12) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,058 (+1) cases, 32 (-8) active
  • King 1,051 (+1) cases, 28 (+0) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on May 12, for May 11)

  • 499,412 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 2,320 new cases since May 10
  • 101,196 (+3,528) variant cases
    • 98,945 U.K. variant
    • 568 South African variant
    • 1,683 Brazilian variant
  • 32 more deaths, totalling 8,374
  • 92.3% of cases resolved
  • 1,673 (-109) cases are hospitalized; 776 (-26) in ICU; 559 (-9) on ventilators
  • 45,681 more tests completed, with 28,174 awaiting results
  • 6.4% positivity

Vaccines

  • 112,103 daily doses administered 
  • 6,350,881 total doses
  • 396,787 completed (people fully vaccinated)

Cases in schools, child care centres

  • 14,170 (+59) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 18,179 (+72) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 18,341 (+92) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,450 (+0) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 38 (-4) active
  • 855 (+2) outbreaks at retirement homes, 17 (+1) active
  • 552 (+1) outbreaks at hospitals, 39 (-2) active
  • 3,936 (+2) long-term care resident deaths
  • 15,216 (+9) 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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