Newmarket (reported Saturday, Aug. 8, at 5 p.m.)
- 253 cases of COVID-19
- 1 new cases since Aug. 7
- 218 cases resolved (86%)
- 13 (+1) active cases
- 22 deaths
- 0 hospitalized
- 5 (+1) new cases in last 7 days
- 283 (+2) cases per 100,000 population
- 1,137 tests July 26 to Aug. 2: 1 positive, 1,135 negative, 1 indeterminate
The Nitty Gritty
- 134 cases outbreak (54%)
- 48 (+1) cases close contact
- 38 cases community transmission
- 6 cases under investigation
- 20 cases travel
- 7 cases workplace cluster
- 62 cases age 80+
- 42 cases age 55 to 64
- 40 cases age 65 to 79
- 36 (+1) cases age 35 to 44
- 31 cases age 20 to 34
- 27 cases age 45 to 54
- 13 cases age 5 to 19
- 2 cases under age 5
York Region (reported Saturday, Aug. 8 at 5 p.m.)
- 3,321 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 9 new cases since Aug. 7
- 2,825 (+5) cases resolved (85%)
- 244 (+4) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 252
- 15 cases are hospitalized; 6 patients in ICU
- 388 health-care workers infected
- 92 workplace cluster locations, 1 active, 593 cases
Recovery Measures
- 42 (-10) cases reported in last 7 days
- 277 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
- 7 (+1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
- 0.57 (+.03%) 7-day median reproductive number*
- 25% of new cases unknown source of infection
- 10,991 tests July 26 to Aug. 2: 68 positive, 10,910 negative
*Rt is the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. If above 1.0, the virus will spread quickly. When Rt is below 1.0, the virus stops spreading.
Institutional Outbreaks
- 73 institutional outbreaks; 3 active
The Nitty Gritty
- 1,210 (+5) cases, or 36%, close contact
- 1,002 cases, or 30%, institutional outbreak
- 695 (+2) cases, or 21%, community transmission
- 192, or 6%, travel
- 151, or 5%, workplace cluster
- 682 (+2) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
- 559 (+2) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
- 549 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
- 513 cases age 80+, or 16%
- 430 cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
- 398 (+1) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
- 167 (+3) cases age 5 to 19, or 5%
- 23 cases under age 5, or 1%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 1,442 (+1) cases, 81 (-3) active
- Markham 731 (+4) cases, 66 (+3) active
- Richmond Hill 375 (+3) cases, 45 (+3) active
- Aurora 141 cases, 13 active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 92 cases, 11 active
- Newmarket 252 (+1) cases, 12 (+1) active
- Georgina 164 cases, 6 active
- King 52 cases, 6 active
- East Gwillimbury 70 cases, 3 active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. today):
- 40,046 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 79 new cases since Aug. 7
- 2 more deaths, totalling 2,786
- 55 (+2) cases are hospitalized; 26 (-1) in ICU; 12 on ventilators*
- 36,279 resolved, 90.6% of cases
- 27,771 more tests completed, with 17,540 awaiting results
- 0.5% (-0.1% change) positivity of tests Aug. 8
*approximately 40 hospitals did not submit data
Institutional Outbreaks
- 403 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 35 (-4) active
- 174 (+1) outbreaks at retirement homes, 20 active
- 98 outbreaks at hospitals, 4 active
- 1,799 long-term care resident deaths
- 5,901 cases are long-term care residents
- 6,551 (+11) cases are health-care workers (16.4%)
