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

No new cases in Newmarket — for the first time since March 3; York Region reports 37 new cases — lowest daily increase since Oct. 12 2020, 7-day case average is 80; Ontario reports 699 new cases — lowest since last October — and 9 more deaths
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Newmarket (reported Monday, May 31 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,122 cases of COVID-19 
  • 0 more cases since May 30
  • 1,259 variant cases, 34 active
    • 43 (+0) B.1.1.7. U.K.
    • 3 (+0) B.1.351 South Africa
    • 1 (+0) B.1.617.2
    • 13 (+0) P.1 Brazil
    • 1,199 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 3,033 cases resolved
  • 40 (-9) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 49
  • 3 (+0) workplace outbreaks
  • 0 (-1) child care centre outbreak
    • 12-day outbreak closed May 31 at Private Home Day Care #20 (7 children, 1 staff)
  • 183 tests on May 29, 7 positive (3.8% positivity)

The Nitty Gritty  

  • 1,396 (+2) cases close contact, or 44%
  • 949 (+5) cases community transmission, or 30%
  • 390 (-1) cases institutional outbreak, or 13%
  • 44 (-8) cases under investigation, or 2%
  • 25 (+0) cases travel, or 2%
  • 266 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 8%
  • 787 (+0) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 548 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 495 (+0) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 411 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 242 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 229 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 184 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 137 (-1) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 89 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Monday, May 31 at 5 p.m.)

  • 51,968 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 37 new cases since May 30
  • 17,682 variant cases, 339 active, 103 deaths
    • 742 (+0) B.1.1.7 U.K. 
    • 53 (+1) B.1.351 South Africa 
    • 2 (+0) B.1.617 India
    • 1 (+0) B.617.1 India
    • 4 (+0) B.617.2 India
    • 287 (+3) P.1 Brazil
    • 16,593 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 50,836 cases resolved
  • 465 (-59) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 66
  • 559 (+3) workplace outbreaks, 45 (+4) active, 4,902 (+16) cases 

Recovery Measures 

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

  • 9,543 vaccinated May 30
  • 743,555 (61.0% of total population) at least 1 dose
  • 47,892 fully vaccinated people
  • 72.7% proportion of eligible residents (18+) at least 1 dose 

Cases in schools, child care centres

  • 2,368 (+0) cases
  • 1,668 (+0) student/child cases
  • 700 (+0) staff cases
  • 133 (+0) school outbreaks, 1 (+0) are active
    • Outbreak declared May 28 at Markham Gateway Public School, Markham (2 staff)
  • 674 (+0) school surveillances, 2 (+0) are active
  • 124 (+0) child care outbreaks, 4 (-2) are active 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 327 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 9 (+0) active

 ​​Nitty Gritty 

  • 23,408 (-128) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 18,011 (+61) cases, or 34%, community transmission
  • 4,080 (+0) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 709 (-68) cases, or 2%, under investigation
  • 429 (+1) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 915 (+1) school-related (2%)
  • 4,344 (+5) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 13,578 (+23) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 8,927 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 7,645 (+4) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,330 (+7) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,439 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 3,708 (+3) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,074 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,166 (+1) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,101 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 21,485 (+13) cases, 220 cases in last 7 days, 175 (-31) active
  • Markham 12,402 (+8) cases, 108 cases in last 7 days, 92 (-12) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,379 (+3) cases, 91 cases in last 7 days, 72 (-6) active
  • Newmarket 3,122 (+0) cases, 47 cases in last 7 days, 40 (-9) active
  • Aurora 1,821 (+5) cases, 26 cases in last 7 days, 24 (-1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,486 (+4) cases, 20 ^ cases in last 7 days, 17 (+0) active
  • Georgina 1,260 (+1) cases, 15 cases in last 7 days, 15 (-1) active
  • King 1,105 (+0) cases, 11 cases in last 7 days, 12 (-3) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,123 (+0) cases, 10 cases in last 7 days, 8 (-1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on June 1, for May 31 )

  • 532,158 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 699 new cases since May 30
  • 130,523 (+808) variant cases
    • 126,707 U.K. variant
    • 949 South African variant
    • 2,867 Brazilian variant
  • 9 more deaths, totalling 8,766
  • 96.2% of cases resolved
  • 804 (+73) cases are hospitalized; 583 (-34) in ICU; 387 (+5) on ventilators
  • 20,262 more tests completed, with 15,490 awaiting results
  • 4.3% positivity

Vaccines

  • 120,195 daily doses administered 
  • 9,202,220 total doses
  • 739,722 completed (people fully vaccinated)

Cases in schools, child care centres

  • 15,545 (+37) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 19,603 (+30) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 19,969 (+38) cases ages 14 to 17

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