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

1 new case in Newmarket — 4 in last 7 days; 14 more cases in York Region; Ontario continues spike above 100 daily cases, with 122 reported today
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Newmarket (reported Thursday, Aug. 27, at 5 p.m.)

  • 259 cases of COVID-19
  • 1 new case since Aug. 26
  • 233 cases resolved (90%)
  • 4 (+1) active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 1 hospitalized
  • 4 new cases in last 7 days
  • 290 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 1,061 tests Aug. 16 to 23: 5 positive, 1,055 negative, 1 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

  • 134 cases outbreak (52%)
  • 50 cases close contact (19%)
  • 41 cases community transmission (16%)
  • 1 case under investigation
  • 21 cases travel
  • cases workplace cluster
  • 62 cases age 80+
  • 42 cases age 55 to 64
  • 41 cases age 65 to 79
  • 38 cases age 35 to 44
  • 34 (+1) 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 Thursday, Aug. 27 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,427 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 14 new cases since Aug. 26
  • 3,095 (+2) cases resolved (90%)
  • 79 (+12) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 253
  • 12 (+1) cases are hospitalized; 3 (-1) patients in ICU
  • 387 health-care workers infected
  • 99 workplace cluster locations, 7 active, 620 (+2) cases 

Recovery Measures

  • 537 (+4) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 285 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 4 (-1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 0.82 (0.0)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 47% of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 10,307 tests Aug. 16 to 23: 51 positive, 10,240 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

The Nitty Gritty

  • 1,252 (+3) cases, or 37%, close contact
  • 1,004 cases, or 30%, institutional outbreak
  • 732 (+2) cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 209, or 6%, travel
  • 151, or 5%, workplace cluster
  • 705 (+4) cases age 20 to 34, or 21%
  • 578 (+3) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 568 (+5) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 514 cases age 80+, or 15%
  • 444 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
  • 412 cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 181 (+1) cases age 5 to 19, or 5%
  • 25 cases under age 5, or 1%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 1,489 (+7) cases, 35 (+5) active
  • Markham 759 (+4) cases, 20 (+4) active
  • Richmond Hill 389 (+2) cases, 13 (+2) active
  • Newmarket 259 (+1) cases, 4 (+1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 95 cases, 3 active
  • King 55 cases, 2 active
  • Aurora 143 cases, 1 active
  • East Gwillimbury 72 cases, 1 active
  • Georgina 165 cases, 0 active

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

  • 41,935 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 122 new cases since Aug. 27 
  • 6 more deaths, totalling 2,809
  • 61 (+18) cases are hospitalized; 18 (+3) in ICU; 12 (+2) on ventilators
  • 38,023 resolved, 90.7% of cases
  • 31,823 more tests completed, with 30,512 awaiting results
  • 0.6% (0.0% change) positivity of tests Aug. 26

Institutional Outbreaks 

  • 411 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 12 active
  • 183 (+2) outbreaks at retirement homes, 16 (+1) active
  • 99 outbreaks at hospitals, 3 active
  • 1,814 (+7) long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,932 (+2) cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,685 (+5) cases are health-care workers (16.0%)

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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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