Newmarket marked the largest single-day increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 12 new cases pushing its total to 72 today, April 15.
As anticipated by York Region's medical officer of health, Newmarket's confirmed cases are rapidly increasing while other communities are approaching plateaus.
"I'm cautiously optimistic that we may be reaching the peak or plateau in York Region," Dr. Karim Kurji said on April 6. "However, there are still some pockets in York Region where the trajectory is high — Vaughan, Richmond Hill and Newmarket, to a lesser extent."
York Region public health is reporting 883 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 59 additional cases today — the same increase in cases as yesterday, April 14. The majority of today's additional cases, 22, are in Vaughan.
A Markham resident has died at Participation House, the region's 42nd COVID-19 related fatality. Martin Frogley died this morning at Markham Stouffville Hospital, according to a statement issued by the hospital on behalf of family.
As of Tuesday, 37 of 42 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as 12 employees. The home for adults with developmental and physical disabilities has been grappling with a staffing shortage since a COVID-19 outbreak was declared Thursday.
Institutional outbreaks have increased from 21 to 27, including COVID-19 outbreaks at Southlake Residential Care Village, Eagle Terrace Long-Term Care Home and Mackenzie Place Long-Term Care in Newmarket, at Chartwell Aurora Long-Term Care Residence in Aurora, and at Buckingham Manor in Whitchurch-Stouffville.
Kerry’s Place Autism Services in East Gwillimbury is among eight community care settings with COVID-19 outbreaks.
An 84-year-old man, Newmarket's first COVID-19 related death April 12, was a resident of Eagle Terrace Long-Term Care Home.
Of the 883 cases in York Region:
- 395 are confirmed in Vaughan (+ 22 today), 13 deaths;
- 226 in Markham (+ 11 today), 21 deaths;
- 97 in Richmond Hill (+ 9 today), 3 deaths;
- 72 in Newmarket (+ 12 today), 2 deaths;
- 40 in Aurora (+ 4 today), 1 death;
- 17 in King, 2 deaths;
- 12 in Whitchurch-Stouffville (+ 1 today);
- 12 in East Gwillimbury (+ 1 today);
- 11 in Georgina (+ 3 today).
The number of hospitalized patients in York Region increased from 40 to 41 today, with 20 cases critically ill in ICU.
Resolved cases in the region now tally 103, which is 12 per cent of the total 883 cases.
As of 4:30 p.m. April 15, Southlake Regional Health Centre is reporting six COVID-19 patients in ICU, and eight COVID-19 patients in an inpatient unit. The number of patients under investigation for COVID-19 has decreased from 24 to 17 since yesterday. Total deaths remain at five.
A 90-year-old Newmarket man died Monday, April 13 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, six days after testing positive.
The total number of infected health-care workers, which may include physicians, nurses and paramedics, remains at 51 today: seven in Newmarket; one in Aurora, three in Whitchurch-Stouffville; five in Richmond Hill, 13 in Vaughan; and 22 in Markham.
