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

3 more cases in Newmarket, at least 2 are community transmission; 126 new cases in York Region, median Rt rises to 1.13, positivity value at 5.9%; Ontario reports 1,210 new cases, 28 more deaths, as positivity value drops to 4.1%

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Newmarket (reported Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m.)

478 cases of COVID-19
3 more cases since Nov. 17
425 (+6) cases resolved (89%)
29 (-3) active cases
24 deaths
3 (-1) hospitalized, 1 in ICU
2 institutional outbreaks
- Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (1 health-care worker)
- Outbreak #2 declared Nov. 1 at Southlake Residential Care Village (3 health-care workers)
2 school surveillances: Denne, Sir William Mulock Secondary #2
25 (-1) new cases in last 7 days
535 (+3) cases per 100,000 population
1,369 tests Nov. 8 to 14: 31 positive (2%), 1,336 negative, 2 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

159 cases close contact, or 33%
144 cases outbreak, or 30%
98 (+2) cases community transmission, or 21%
27 (+1) cases under investigation, or 5%
27 cases travel, or 6%
15 (-1) cases workplace outbreak, or 4%
101 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 21%
77 cases age 35 to 44, or 16%
80 (+2) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
64 cases age 80+, or 13%
61 cases age 45 to 54, or 13%
58 cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
19 cases age 4 to 13, or 4%
15 cases age 14 to 18, or 3%
3 cases age 0 to 3, or 0%

York Region (reported Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m.) at red control

9,079 confirmed cases of COVID-19
126 new cases since Nov. 17
7,587 (+114) cases resolved (85%)
1,054 (-18) active cases
0 more deaths, totalling 296
62 (-2) cases are hospitalized; 7 (-1) patients in ICU
202 workplace outbreaks, 13 (-1) active, 1,152 (+45) cases

Recovery Measures

990 (-44) new cases reported in last 7 days
851 (+12) cases per 100,000 population
125 (+1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
1.13 (+0.06) 7-day median reproductive number*
37% of new cases unknown source of infection
16,534 total tests Nov. 8 to 14: 976 (6%) positive, 15,519 negative, 39 indeterminate

*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.

Cases in schools, child care centres

Full daily report here
20 school outbreaks, 5 (-1) active
0 schools closed
312 (+10) school cases to date
175 (+3) schools under surveillance, 61 (-1) active
2 active child care centre outbreaks
60 (+1) child care cases to date

Institutional Outbreaks

129 (+2) institutional outbreaks; 20 (+2) active
- Outbreak #2 declared Nov. 17 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, 2 Centre ALS (4 patients, 3 health-care workers)
- Outbreak #2 declared Nov. 17 at Revera Elginwood Long-term Care Home, Richmond Hill (2 health-care workers)

The Nitty Gritty