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

1 new case in Newmarket, 5 are active; York Region confirms 6 new cases — lowest daily increase since Aug. 21, 2020 — and one more current fatality, as rolling 7-day daily case average dips to 15; Ontario reports 256 new cases, 2 more deaths, as 7-day average drops to 292, from 411 a week ago
YVR COVID-19 Testing Site
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Newmarket (reported Thursday, June 24 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,164 cases of COVID-19 
  • 1 new case since June 23
  • 1,318 variant cases, 1 active
    • 55 (+0) B.1.1.7. Alpha
    • 10 (+0) B.1.351 Beta
    • 2 (+0) B.1.617.2 Delta
    • 24 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 1,227 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 3,110 cases resolved
  • 5 (-1) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 49
  • 278 tests on June 22, 2 positive (0.7% positivity)

The Details  

  • 1,419 (+0) cases close contact, or 45%
  • 959 (+0) cases community transmission, or 30%
  • 391 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 49 (+4) cases under investigation, or 2%
  • 27 (+0) cases travel, or 2%
  • 269 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 8%
  • 792 (+0) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 557 (+1) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 500 (+0) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 417 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 250 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 232 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 187 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 139 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 90 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Thursday, June 24 at 5 p.m.)

  • 52,577 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 6 new cases since June 23
  • 19,158 variant cases, 26 active, 154 deaths
    • 924 (+0) B.1.1.7 Alpha 
    • 77 (+0) B.1.351 Beta 
    • 2 (+0) B.1.617 
    • 1 (+0) B.617.1 Kappa
    • 49 (+0) B.617.2 Delta
    • 451 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 17,654 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 51,753 cases resolved
  • 83 (-10) active cases
  • 2 more deaths, totalling 736 (York Region continues to receive fatalities from Public Health Ontario now dating back to 2020. York Region Public Health states it reports all fatalities as soon as they are received.)
    • A 74-year-old Richmond Hill man passed away Nov. 8, 2020 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure close contact)
    • A 60-year-old Vaughan man passed away June 10 at at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure workplace outbreak)
  • 599 (+0) workplace outbreaks, 3 (-2) active, 5,079 (+0) cases 

Recovery Measures 

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

  • 18,093 doses administered, 1,048 newly vaccinated on June 23
  • 796,659 or 66.2%, residents with 1 dose
  • 338,578, or 28.1%, residents with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 77.5% 1 dose, 35.0% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 75.7% 1 dose, 32.2% 2 doses 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 328 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 1 (+0) active

The details

  • 23,696 (-2) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 18,266 (+9) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,090 (-1) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 683 (-4) cases, or 2%, under investigation
  • 444 (+0) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 930 (+8) school-related (2%)
  • 4,386 (-5) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 13,753 (+2) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 9,017 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 7,732 (+0) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,402 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,492 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 3,761 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,123 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,179 (+1) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,118 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 21,777 (+2) cases, 43 cases in last 7 days, 39 (-3) active
  • Markham 12,539 (+0) cases, 17 cases in last 7 days, 15 (-3) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,487 (+2) cases, 14 cases in last 7 days, 13 (-1) active
  • Newmarket 3,164 (+1) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 5 (-1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,507 (+0) cases, 8 cases in last 7 days, 5 (+0) active
  • Georgina 1,275 (+0) cases, 3 cases in last 7 days, 2 (+0) active
  • King 1,126 (+0) cases, 3 cases in last 7 days, 3 (+0) active
  • Aurora 1,839 (+0) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 1 (-2) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,133 (+1) cases, 2 ^ cases in last 7 days, 1 (+1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on June 25, for June 24)

  • 543,571 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 256 new cases since June 22
  • 149,546 (+139) variant cases
    • 143,035 Alpha
    • 1,161 Beta 
    • 4,270 Gamma
    • 1,080 Delta
  • 2 more deaths, totalling 9,101
  • 97.8% of cases resolved
  • 275 (-9) cases are hospitalized; 300 (-16) in ICU; 202 (+13) on ventilators (includes 11 patients from Manitoba, 10 in ICU)
  • 26,561 more tests completed
  • 1.3% positivity

Vaccines

  • 246,393 daily doses administered 
  • 13,568,209 total doses
  • 3,761,221 people fully vaccinated 

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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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