Newmarket (reported Thursday, Jan. 7 at 5 p.m.)
- 1,055 cases of COVID-19
- 26 more cases since Jan. 6
- 879 (+12) cases resolved (83%)
- 145 (+14) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 31
- 12 (-1) hospitalized, 1 (+0) in ICU
- 9 (+0) institutional outbreaks
- Outbreak declared Jan. 5 at Amica Newmarket (1 health-care worker)
- Outbreak declared Jan. 5 at Brown's Residential Home (1 staff)
- Outbreak #3 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (3 patients, 1 health-care worker)
- Outbreak #4 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (2 patients, 1 health-care worker)
- Outbreak declared Dec. 30 at The Renoir Retirement Residence (6 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 #2 declared Dec. 21 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (10 patients, 18 health-care workers)
- Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (25 residents, 28 (+1) health-care workers)
- 1 school outbreak
- Outbreak declared Dec. 26 at St. Elizabeth Seton #2 (5 staff)
- 0 school surveillances
- 1 child care outbreak
- Outbreak declared Dec. 31 at Learning Jungle Newmarket (2 children, 1 staff)
- 0 workplace outbreaks
- 143 (+8) new cases in last 7 days
- 1,851 tests Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: 104 positive (6%), 1,743 negative, 4 indeterminate
The Nitty Gritty
- 400 (+18) cases close contact, or 38%
- 220 (+2) cases institutional outbreak, or 21%
- 198 (+5) cases community transmission, or 19%
- 159 (-2) cases under investigation, or 16%
- 32 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
- 37 (+2) cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
- 256 (+9) cases age 19 to 34, 24%
- 177 (+3) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
- 153 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
- 143 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
- 103 (+2) cases age 80+, or 10%
- 99 (+6) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 62 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
- 46 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 16 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 1%
York Region (reported Thursday, Jan. 7 at 5 p.m.) at grey lockdown zone
- 20,039 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 388 new cases since Jan. 6
- 17,293 (+223) cases resolved (86%)
- 2,368 (+160) active cases
- 1 more death, totalling 378
- A 71-year-old Markham man passed away Jan. 5 at Amica Unionville Retirement Residence, Markham (Exposure - outbreak at Amica Unionville)
- 142 (-4) cases are hospitalized, 23 (+1) patients in ICU
- 308 (+3) workplace outbreaks, 29 (+0) active, 2,251 (+41) cases
Recovery Measures
- 2,326 (+26) new cases reported in last 7 days
- 188 (+5) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
- 59 (+1) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
- 1.06 (-0.02) 7-day median reproductive number*
- 43% (-1%) of new cases unknown source of infection
- 20,169 total tests Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: 2,094 (10%) positive, 18,004 negative, 71 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 school outbreaks, 1 (-1) active
- 350 school surveillances, 2 (-2) active
- 35 child care outbreaks, 4 (-1) active
- 929 (+2) total school and child care cases
- 672 (+1) student/children cases
- 257 (+1) staff cases
Institutional Outbreaks
- 191 (+2) institutional outbreaks, 40 (+2) active
- Outbreak #6 declared Jan. 6 at Mackenzie Health, Richmond Hill (5 health-care workers)
- Outbreak #4 declared Jan. 7 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (1 health-care worker)
The Nitty Gritty
- 9,167 (+120) cases, or 46%, close contact
- 4,791 (+106) cases, or 24%, community transmission
- 2,195 (+18) cases, or 11%, institutional outbreak
- 2,741 (+12) cases under investigation, or 14%
- 331 (+4) cases, or 2% travel
- 685 (+18) cases, or 3%, workplace outbreak
- 5,198 (+137) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
- 3,403 (+73) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
- 2,934 (+33) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
- 2,735 (+50) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
- 1,862 (+35) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 1,327 (+10) cases age 80+, or 7%
- 1,217 (+24) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
- 1,006 (+17) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 307 (+5) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 8,482 (+131) cases, 892 (+37) active
- Markham 5,483 (+97) cases, 621 (+40) active
- Richmond Hill 2,448 (+58) cases, 341 (+32) active
- Newmarket 1,055 (+26) cases, 145 (+14) active
- Aurora 640 (+14) cases, 94 (+6) active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 534 (+13) cases, 73 (+9) active
- Georgina 422 (+11) cases, 58 (+6) active
- King 488 (+8) cases, 55 (-4) active
- East Gwillimbury 391 (+14) cases, 55 (+9) active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 8, for Jan. 7)
- 208,394 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 4,249 new cases since Jan. 6 (includes 450 Toronto cases from Jan. 5 to 6)
- 26 more deaths, totalling 4,882
- 175,309 resolved 84.1% of cases
- 1,446 (-26) cases are hospitalized; 369 (+6) in ICU; 250 (+8) on ventilators
- 71,481 more tests completed, with 73,067 awaiting results
- 6.1% (-2.4%) positivity Jan. 6
Vaccines
- 14,932 daily doses administered Jan. 7
- 87,563 total doses
- 4,053 completed (2 required doses)
Cases in schools, child care centres and homes
- 4,333 (+91) cases ages 4 to 8
- 6,118 (+135) cases ages 9 to 13
- 6,140 (+129) cases ages 14 to 17
Institutional Outbreaks
- 988 (+7) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 231 (+3) active
- 544 (+11) outbreaks at retirement homes, 148 (+6) active
- 273 (+8) outbreaks at hospitals, 72 (+4) active
- 2,943 (+15) long-term care resident deaths
- 11,915 (+159) cases are long-term care residents
- 14,085 cases are health-care workers (6.9%)