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

Newmarket has 3 more confirmed cases, totalling 135
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Newmarket (reported at Sunday, April 26, 5 p.m.)

  • 135 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 3 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
  • 31 (up by 3) cases resolved (23 per cent)

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 5 institutional outbreaks
  • 6 resident deaths 
  • 68 residents (up by 2) of long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 38 (up by 1) health-care workers at long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 57 residents (up by 2), 19 staff (up by 1) at Mackenzie Place LTC tested positive
  • 4 residents, 11 staff at Canadian Back Institute (CBI) Dickson tested positive
  • 3 residents, 4 staff at Canadian Back Institute (CBI) Haines 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

  • 79 (down by 3) cases under investigation
  • 85 (up by 2) cases (63 per cent) acquired by outbreak
  • 12 cases acquired by travel
  • 15 cases (up by 1) acquired by community transmission
  • 75 (up by 2) cases females (56 per cent)
  • 37 cases age 80+
  • 26 cases age 55 to 64
  • 26 cases age 65 to 79
  • 20 cases age 35 to 44
  • 13 cases age 45 to 54
  • 10 cases age 20 to 34
  • 3 cases age 5 to 19

York Region (reported at Sunday, April 26, 5 p.m.)

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 37 (up by 1) institutional outbreaks
  • 55 residents have died of outbreak-acquired COVID-19
  • 348 (up by 8), residents of long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 257 (up by 14) health-care workers at long-term care, group homes have COVID-19

The Nitty Gritty

  • 449 cases (up by 13), to 32 per cent, acquired by outbreak
  • 335 cases (up by 24), to 24 per cent, close contact
  • 258 cases (up by 13), to 18 per cent, community transmission
  • 134 cases travel, to 10 per cent
  • 210 cases (down by 33), to 15 per cent, under investigation
  • 257 cases (up by 6) age 80+, to 18 per cent
  • 255 cases (up by 5) age 55 to 64, to 18 per cent
  • 246 cases (up by 5) age 20 to 34, to 18 per cent
  • 236 cases (up by 2) age 45 to 54, to 17 per cent

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

  • 14,856 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 424 new confirmed cases today
  • 57 more deaths, totalling 892
  • 945 cases are hospitalized; 241 in intensive care units; 191 on ventilators
  • 8,525 recoveries, up from 55.4 to 57.4 per cent of cases
  • 12,550 more tests completed, with 5,001 awaiting results

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 170 (3 more) outbreaks reported at long-term care homes
  • 497 individuals (42 more) have died in long-term care homes
  • 54 (2 more) outbreaks at hospitals
  • 2,346 cases are long-term care residents; 165 hospital patients
  • 1,101 cases are long-term care staff; 140 hospital staff

The Nitty Gritty

  • 57.5 per cent are females
  • 44.5 per cent are aged 60 +
  • 9 per cent (down from 9.2 per cent) acquired by travel
  • 19.3 per cent (up from 19.1) acquired by close contact
  • 36.3 per cent (up from 35.7 per cent) acquired by community transmission
  • 35.3 per cent (down from 36 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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