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

Newmarket has 130 confirmed COVID-19 cases, and another resident has died
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Newmarket (reported at Friday, April 24, 5 p.m.)

  • 130 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 4 additional cases since April 22
  • 7 deaths, 6 from outbreak-acquired COVID-19
  • 2 cases are hospitalized in intensive care
  • 8 health-care workers are infected
  • 26 (up by 2) cases resolved (20 per cent)

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 5 institutional outbreaks 
  • 66 (up by 6) residents of long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 34 (up by 1) health-care workers at long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 55 residents, 18 (up by 1) staff at Mackenzie Place LTC tested positive
  • 4 residents, 10 staff at Canadian Back Institute (CBI) Dickson tested positive
  • 0 residents, 2 staff at Southlake Residential Care Village tested positive
  • 4 residents, 2 staff at Eagle Terrace tested positive

The Nitty Gritty

  • 80 (up by 3) cases under investigation for cause of transmission
  • 77 (up by 5) cases (59 per cent) acquired by outbreak
  • 12 (up by 1) cases acquired by travel
  • 14 (up by 3) cases acquired by community transmission
  • 71 (up by 3) cases females (55 per cent)
  • 37 (up by 3) cases age 80+
  • 26 (up by 2) cases age 55 to 64
  • 25 cases age 65 to 79
  • 20 cases age 35 to 44
  • 11 cases age 45 to 54
  • 9 cases age 20 to 34
  • 2 cases age 5 to 19

York Region (reported at Friday, April 24, 5 p.m.)

  • 1,342 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 65 new cases since April 23
  • 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, totalling 76
  • 38 (down by 3) cases are hospitalized; 19 (down by 1) patients in intensive care
  • 73 health-care workers infected, including the first paramedic
  • 1 health-care worker death
  • 442 (up by 34) cases resolved (33 per cent)

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 35 (up by 1) institutional outbreaks
  • 40 residents have died of outbreak-acquired COVID-19
  • 275 (up by 11), residents of long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 218 (up by 17) health-care workers at long-term care, group homes have COVID-19

The Nitty Gritty

  • 379 cases (up by 31), to 28 per cent, acquired by outbreak
  • 303 cases (up by 12), to 23 per cent, close contact
  • 236 cases (up by 19), to 18 per cent, community transmission
  • 132 cases (up by 1) travel, to 10 per cent
  • 277 cases (down by 14), to 21 per cent, under investigation
  • 248 cases age 55 to 64, to 18 per cent
  • 238 cases age 80+, to 18 per cent
  • 234 cases age 20 to 34, to 17 per cent
  • 223 cases age 45 to 54, to 17 per cent

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. today):

  • 13,995 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 476 new confirmed cases today
  • 48 more deaths, totalling 811
  • 925 cases are hospitalized; 245 in intensive care units; 195 on ventilators
  • 7,509 recoveries, up from 52.4 to 53.7 per cent of cases
  • 10,786 more tests completed, with 8,171 awaiting results

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 470 (7 more) individuals have died in long-term care homes
  • 162 (19 more) outbreaks reported at long-term care homes
  • 50 (9 more) outbreaks at hospitals
  • 2,236 (70 more) cases are long-term care residents; 282 staff
  • 965 cases are long-term care staff; 122 hospital staff

The Nitty Gritty

  • 57.4 per cent are females
  • 44.5 per cent are aged 60 +
  • 9.3 per cent (down from 9.6 per cent) acquired by travel
  • 18.7 per cent (up from 18.2) acquired by close contact
  • 34.9 per cent (up from 34.4 per cent) acquired by community transmission
  • 37 per cent (down from 37.7 per cent) under investigation

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Debora Kelly

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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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