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

No new cases Newmarket, active cases drop to 6; York Region reports 16 new cases, as 7-day average drops to 17; Ontario reports 296 new cases, 6 more deaths, as active caseload dips below 3,000 for the first time since September
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Newmarket (reported Wednesday, June 23 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,163 cases of COVID-19 
  • 0 new cases since June 22
  • 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
  • 3,108 cases resolved
  • 6 (-4) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 49
  • 80 tests on June 21, 2 positive (2.5% positivity)

The Details  

  • 1,419 (+0) cases close contact, or 45%
  • 959 (-1) cases community transmission, or 30%
  • 391 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 45 (-3) 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%
  • 556 (-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 Wednesday, June 23 at 5 p.m.)

  • 52,572 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 16 new cases since June 22
  • 19,154 variant cases, 32 active, 153 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 (+3) B.617.2 Delta
    • 451 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 17,650 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 51,743 cases resolved
  • 93 (-2) active cases
  • 3 more deaths, totalling 734 (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 94-year-old Richmond Hill man passed away Jan. 9 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure outbreak at Mon Sheong Richmond Hill LTC)
    • A 65-year-old Vaughan man passed away Dec. 6, 2020 at at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure local transmission)
    • A 50-year-old Richmond Hill woman passed away Nov. 13, 2020 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure local transmission)
  • 599 (+0) workplace outbreaks, 5 (-1) active, 5,079 (+0) cases 

Recovery Measures 

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

  • 16,896 doses administered, 944 newly vaccinated on June 21
  • 795,492 or 66.1%, residents with 1 dose
  • 321,450, or 26.7%, residents with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 77.4% 1 dose, 33.2% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 75.5% 1 dose, 30.5% 2 doses 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 328 (-1) institutional outbreaks, 1 (-1) active
    • The outbreak at Villa Colombo Vaughan Di Poce Centre LTC reported on Monday has been reclassified as a suspect outbreak due to a false positive lab result

The details

  • 23,698 (+4) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 18,257 (+12) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,091 (-1) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 687 (-3) cases, or 2%, under investigation
  • 444 (+0) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 922 (-1) school-related (2%)
  • 4,391 (+1) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 13,751 (+5) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 9,016 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 7,732 (+0) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,402 (+2) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,492 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 3,760 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,123 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,178 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,118 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 21,775 (+9) cases, 52 cases in last 7 days, 42 (+2) active
  • Markham 12,356 (+3) cases, 24 cases in last 7 days, 18 (+1) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,485 (+3) cases, 16 ^ cases in last 7 days, 14 (+1) active
  • Newmarket 3,163 (0) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 6 (-4) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,507 (+0) cases, 8 cases in last 7 days, 5 (+0) active
  • Georgina 1,275 (+0) cases, 4 cases in last 7 days, 4 (-2) active
  • King 1,126 (+0) cases, 3 cases in last 7 days, 3 (+0) active
  • Aurora 1,839 (+0) cases, 6 cases in last 7 days, 3 (+0) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,132 (+1) cases, 1 cases in last 7 days, 0 active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on June 24, for June 23)

  • 543,315 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 296 new cases since June 22
  • 149,407 (+28) variant cases
    • 142,925 Alpha
    • 1,156 Beta 
    • 4,270 Gamma
    • 1,056 Delta
  • 6 more deaths, totalling 9,099
  • 97.8% of cases resolved
  • 284 (-11) cases are hospitalized; 300 (-5) in ICU; 189 (-11) on ventilators (includes 12 patients from Manitoba, 10 in ICU)
  • 29,514 more tests completed
  • 1.1% positivity

Vaccines

  • 225,188 daily doses administered 
  • 13,321,816 total doses
  • 3,542,439 people fully vaccinated 

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