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

15 more cases in Newmarket, 109 in last 7 days, with 108 active; new cases in York Region jump by 384, with nearly 2,300 active cases, as positivity rate soars to 10%; Ontario reports 3,270, 29 more deaths, as positivity rate nears 10%

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Newmarket (reported Monday, Jan. 4 at 5 p.m.)

976 cases of COVID-19
15 more cases since Jan. 3
838 (+3) cases resolved (86%)
108 (+12) active cases
0 more deaths, totalling 30
11 (+0) hospitalized, 1 (+0) in ICU
5 (+0) institutional outbreaks
- Outbreak declared Dec. 30 at The Renoir Retirement Residence (3 residents, 2 health-care workers)
- Outbreak #3 declared Dec. 30 at New Leaf - Pines Residence (1 resident, 4 staff)
- Outbreak declared Dec. 28 at Chartwell Alexander Muir Retirement Residence (3 health-care workers)
- Outbreak declared Dec. 21 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (7 patients, 18 health-care workers)
- Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (25 residents, 27 health-care workers)
1 school outbreak
- Outbreak declared Dec. 26 at St. Elizabeth Seton #2 (5 staff)
1 (+1) school surveillance: St. Nicholas (1 student)
1 child care outbreak
- Outbreak declared Dec. 31 at Learning Jungle Newmarket (2 children, 1 staff)
1 workplace outbreak
109 (+8) new cases in last 7 days
1,574 tests Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: 86 positive (5%), 1,484 negative, 4 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

383 (+1) cases close contact, or 39%
213 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 22%
183 (+1) cases community transmission, or 19%
120 (+12) cases under investigation, or 11%
32 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
32 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
231 (+8) cases age 19 to 34, 24%
161 (+2) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
144 (+3) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
135 (+5) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
98 (+0) cases age 80+, or 10%
90 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
58 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
44 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
15 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

York Region (reported Monday, Jan. 4 at 5 p.m.) at grey lockdown zone

19,069 confirmed cases of COVID-19
384 new cases since Jan. 3
16,421 (+66) cases resolved (86%)
2,279 (+307) active cases
1 more death, totalling 369
- An 80-year-old Vaughan man passed away Jan. 1 at Etobicoke General Hospital, Toronto (Exposure outbreak at Villa Leonardo Gambin LTC)
133 (+8) cases are hospitalized, 21 (+0) patients in ICU
294 (+1) workplace outbreaks, 27 (-3) active, 2,117 (+18) cases

Recovery Measures

2,437 (+212) new cases reported in last 7 days
165 (+11) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
41 (+2) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
1.10 (-0.03) 7-day median reproductive number*
37% (-1%) of new cases unknown source of infection
17,431 total tests Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: 1,758 (10%) positive, 15,618 negative, 55 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 update here
54 (+0) school outbreaks, 8 (+0) active
348 (+3) schools under surveillance, 8 (+3) active
33 (+0) child care outbreaks, 4 (+0) active
915 (+5) total school and child care cases
667 (+2) student/children cases
248 (+3) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

179 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 29 (+0) active

The Nitty Gritty

8,879 (+50) cases, or 47%, close contact
4,641 (+21) cases, or 24%, community transmission
2,107 (+11) cases, or 11%, institutional outbreak
2,359 (+281) cases under investigation, or 12%
327 (+0) cases, or 2% travel
633 (+10) cases, or 3%, workplace outbreak
4,894 (+102) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
3,233 (+58) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
2,870 (+63) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
2,603 (+57) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
1,783 (+30) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
1,274 (+15) cases age 80+, or 7%
1,163 (+24) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
955 (+19) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
294 (+6) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

Vaughan 8,128 (+129) cases, 923 (+96) active
Markham 5,248 (+127) cases, 591 (+103) active
Richmond Hill 2,318 (+55) cases, 279 (+48) active
Newmarket 976 (+15) cases, 108 (+12) active
Aurora 595 (+16) cases, 74 (+15) active
King 468 (+8) cases, 71 (+5) active
Whitchurch-Stouffville 505 (+14) cases, 69 (+13) active
East Gwillimbury 365 (+7) cases, 51 (+5) active
Georgina 386 (+7) cases, 43 (+6) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 4, for Jan. 3)

194,232 confirmed cases of COVID-19
3,270 new cases since Jan. 2
29 more deaths, totalling 4,679
164,775 resolved 84.8% of cases
1,190 (+192) cases are hospitalized; 333 (+4) in ICU; 194 (-32) on ventilators (More than 10% of hospitals did not submit data)
39,121 more tests completed, with 19,683 awaiting results
9.7% (+4.1%) positivity Jan. 3

Cases in schools, child care centres and homes