Newmarket (reported at Tuesday, April 28, 5 p.m.)
- 137 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 0 additional cases since April 27
- 8 deaths, 1 local transmission; 6 outbreak-acquired
- 1 case in intensive care
- 8 health-care workers are infected
- 32 cases resolved (23 per cent)
- 5 institutional outbreaks
- 6 resident deaths
- 67 residents of long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
- 40 health-care workers at long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
- 57 residents (down by 1), 19 staff at Mackenzie Place LTC tested positive
- 4 residents, 13 (up by 2) staff at Canadian Back Institute (CBI) Dickson tested positive
- 2 (down by 1) 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
- 78, or 57 per cent, of cases under investigation
- 89 (up by 1) cases (65 per cent) acquired by outbreak
- 12 cases travel
- 16 cases community transmission
- 77 cases females (56 per cent)
- 38 cases age 80+
- 26 cases age 55 to 64
- 27 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 Tuesday, April 28, 5 p.m.)
- 1,457 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 27 new cases since April 27
- 3 more deaths, totalling 90
- 42 cases are hospitalized; 15 patients in intensive care
- 82 (up by 1) health-care workers infected, including the first paramedic
- 1 health-care worker death
- 579 (up by 40) cases resolved (40 per cent)
- 39 institutional outbreaks
- 62 residents (up by 2) have died of outbreak-acquired COVID-19
- 359 (up by 4), residents of long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
- 283 (up by 11) health-care workers at long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
The Nitty Gritty
- 464 cases, or 32 per cent, acquired by outbreak
- 377 cases (up by 20), to 26 per cent, close contact
- 283 cases, or 19 per cent, community transmission
- 140 cases (up by 3) travel
- 175 cases (down by 12) under investigation
- 260 cases (up by 1) age 80+, to 18 per cent
- 262 cases (up by 3) age 55 to 64, to 18 per cent
- 258 cases (up by 5) age 20 to 34, to 18 per cent
- 247 cases (up by 6) age 45 to 54, to 17 per cent
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. today):
- 15,728 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 347 new confirmed cases today
- 45 more deaths, totalling 996
- 977 cases are hospitalized; 235 in intensive care units; 186 on ventilators
- 9,612 recoveries, up from 58.3 to 61.1 per cent of cases
- 11,554 more tests completed, with 9,530 awaiting results
Institutional Outbreaks
- 181 (5 more) outbreaks reported at long-term care homes
- 521 (45 more) long-term care homes deaths
- 57 (2 more) outbreaks at hospitals
- 2,352 cases are long-term care residents; 185 hospital patients
- 1,108 cases are long-term care staff; 194 hospital staff
The Nitty Gritty
- 57.5 per cent are females
- 44.8 per cent are aged 60 +
- 8.7 per cent (down from 8.8 per cent) acquired by travel
- 19.9 per cent (up from 19.7) acquired by close contact
- 37.5 per cent (up from 36.5 per cent) acquired by community transmission
- 33.9 per cent (down from 35 per cent) under investigation
