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

Newmarket cases up by two to 132; resolved cases up by two to 28
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Newmarket (reported at Saturday, April 25, 5 p.m.)

  • 132 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 2 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
  • 28 (up by 2) cases resolved (21 per cent)

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 5 institutional outbreaks
  • 6 resident deaths 
  • 66 residents of long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 37 (up by 3) health-care workers at long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 55 residents, 18 staff at Mackenzie Place LTC tested positive
  • 4 residents, 11 staff (up by 1) 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

  • 82 (up by 2) cases under investigation for cause of transmission
  • 83 (up by 6) cases (63 per cent) acquired by outbreak
  • 12 cases acquired by travel
  • 14 cases acquired by community transmission
  • 73 (up by 2) cases females (55 per cent)
  • 37 cases age 80+
  • 26 cases age 55 to 64
  • 25 cases age 65 to 79
  • 20 cases age 35 to 44
  • 11 cases age 45 to 54
  • 10 (up by 1) cases age 20 to 34
  • 3 (up by 1) cases age 5 to 19

York Region (reported at Saturday, April 25, 5 p.m.)

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 36 (up by 1) institutional outbreaks
  • 55 residents (up by 15) have died of outbreak-acquired COVID-19
  • 340 (up by 65), residents of long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 243 (up by 25) health-care workers at long-term care, group homes have COVID-19

The Nitty Gritty

  • 436 cases (up by 57), to 31 per cent, acquired by outbreak
  • 311 cases (up by 7), to 22 per cent, close contact
  • 245 cases (up by 9), to 18 per cent, community transmission
  • 134 cases (up by 2) travel, to 10 per cent
  • 243 cases (down by 34), to 18 per cent, under investigation
  • 251 cases (up by 13) age 80+, to 18 per cent
  • 250 cases (up by 2) age 55 to 64, to 18 per cent
  • 241 cases (up by 7) age 20 to 34, to 17 per cent
  • 234 cases (up by 11) age 45 to 54, to 17 per cent

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

  • 14,432 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 437 new confirmed cases today
  • 24 more deaths, totalling 835
  • 938 cases are hospitalized; 252 in intensive care units; 195 on ventilators
  • 8,000 recoveries, up from 53.7 to 55.4 per cent of cases
  • 12,020 more tests completed, with 7,417 awaiting results

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 167 (5 more) outbreaks reported at long-term care homes
  • 455 individuals (15 more) have died in long-term care homes
  • 52 (2 more) outbreaks at hospitals
  • 2,185 cases are long-term care residents; 156 hospital patients
  • 1,013 cases are long-term care staff; 138 hospital staff

The Nitty Gritty

  • 57.4 per cent are females
  • 44.5 per cent are aged 60 +
  • 9.2 per cent (down from 9.3 per cent) acquired by travel
  • 19.1 per cent (up from 18.7) acquired by close contact
  • 35.7 per cent (up from 34.9 per cent) acquired by community transmission
  • 36 per cent (down from 37 per cent) under investigation

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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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