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

Highest daily new cases to date at 31 in Newmarket, with record-high 11 outbreaks; York Region reports record-high new cases at 522, and more than half with unknown source of infection; Ontario confirms new daily high of 3,945 new cases, 61 more deaths
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Newmarket (reported Saturday, Jan. 9 at 5 p.m.)

  • 1,109 cases of COVID-19 
  • 31 more cases since Jan. 8
  • 909 (+22) cases resolved (82%)
  • 168 (+4) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 32
  • 17 (+2) hospitalized, 1 (+0) in ICU
  • 11 (+2) institutional outbreaks
    • Outbreak #5 declared Jan. 8 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (1 health-care worker)
    • Outbreak #3 declared Jan. 8 at Southlake Residential Care Village LTC, Newmarket (1 resident, 3 health-care workers)
    • 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 (5 patients, 1 health-care worker)
    • Outbreak #4 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (3 (+1) patients, 1 health-care worker)
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 30 at The Renoir Retirement Residence (6 residents, 3 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 health-care workers)
  • 0 school outbreaks
  • 0 school surveillances
  • 0 child care outbreaks
  • 1 workplace outbreak
  • 151 (+8) new cases in last 7 days
  • 1,857 tests Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: 104 positive (6%), 1,749 negative, 4 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

  • 405 (+2) cases close contact, or 37%
  • 225 (+3) cases institutional outbreak, or 20%
  • 200 (+1) cases community transmission, or 18%
  • 199 (+21) cases under investigation, or 18%
  • 32 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
  • 39 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 4%
  • 275 (+9) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 185 (+4) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 163 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
  • 149 (+4) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 105 (+1) cases age 80+, or 10%
  • 103 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 64 (+2) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 50 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 16 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

York Region (reported Saturday, Jan. 9 at 5 p.m.) at grey lockdown zone

  • 21,013 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 522 new cases since Jan. 8 
  • 17,956 (+376) cases resolved (85%)
  • 2,666 (+130) active cases
  • 5 more deaths, totalling 391
    • A 96-year-old Markham man passed away Jan. 8 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure - outbreak at Markham Stouffville Hospital)
    • A 54-year-old Markham man passed away Dec. 29 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure - unknown)
    • A 90-year-old Vaughan man passed away Dec. 29 at Mackenzie Health hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure - Viva Thornhill Woods retirement home, Vaughan)
    • A 76-year-old Whitchurch-Stouffville man passed away Jan. 7 at at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure - local transmission)
    • A 74-year-old Vaughan man passed away Jan. 9 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Exposure - close contact)
  • 156 (+11) cases are hospitalized, 23 (-1) patients in ICU 
  • 313 (+2) workplace outbreaks, 31 (+0) active, 2,301 (+24) cases 

Recovery Measures

  • 2,563 (+162) new cases reported in last 7 days
  • 197 (+4) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • 65 (+1) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
  • 1.05 (+0.02)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 52% (+5%)  of new cases unknown source of infection
  • 20,223 total tests Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: 2,101 (10%) positive, 18,051 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

  • 54 school outbreaks, 0 active
  • 351 (+0) school surveillances, 3 (+0) active
  • 35 child care outbreaks, 3 (+1) active
  • 937 (+3) total school and child care cases
  • 676 (+2) student/children cases
  • 261 (+1) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 199 (+4)  institutional outbreaks, 47 (+3) active
    • Outbreak #5 declared Jan. 8 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (1 health-care worker)
    • Outbreak #2 declared Jan. 8 at Chartwell Pine Grove Long-term Care Residence, Vaughan (2 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak declared Jan. 8 at Community Living Central York, East Gwillimbury (1 staff)
    • Outbreak #3 declared Jan. 8 at Southlake Residential Care Village LTC, Newmarket (1 resident, 3 health-care workers)
    • 8-day outbreak closed Jan. 8 at Mon Sheong Private Care, Markham (1 health-care worker)

Nittty Gritty

  • 9,242 (+44) cases, or 44%, close contact
  • 4,820 (+18) cases, or 23%, community transmission
  • 2,240 (+33) cases, or 11%, institutional outbreak
  • 3,548 (+408) cases under investigation, or 17%
  • 332 (+1) cases, or 2% travel
  • 701 (+6) cases, or 3%, workplace outbreak
  • 5,477 (+147) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 3,548 (+73) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 3,131 (+72) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 2,892 (+85) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 1,939 (+41) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 1,382 (+31) cases age 80+, or 7%
  • 1,272 (+28) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 1,050 (+28) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 322 (+6) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 8,845 (+198) cases, 1,005 (+47) active
  • Markham 5,744 (+154) cases, 690 (+47) active
  • Richmond Hill 2,591 (+71) cases, 370 (+8) active
  • Newmarket 1,109 (+31) cases, 168 (+4) active
  • Aurora 674 (+13) cases, 108 (+4) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 579 (+24) cases, 101 (+13) active
  • Georgina 450 (+5) cases, 73 (+1) active
  • East Gwillimbury 417 (+10) cases, 68 (+4) active
  • King 507 (+8) cases, 51 (+1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 10, for Jan. 9)

  • 215,782 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 3,945 new cases since Jan. 8 
  • 61 more deaths, totalling 4,983
  • 180,720 resolved 83.8% of cases
  • 1,483 (+26) cases are hospitalized; 388 (+6) in ICU; 266 (+22) on ventilators (Data not submitted by more than 10% of hospitals)
  • 62,308 more tests completed, with 39,362 awaiting results
  • 6.2% (+0.1%) positivity Jan. 7

Vaccines

  • 9,983 daily doses administered Jan. 9
  • 113,246 total doses
  • 5,884 completed (2 required doses)

Cases in schools, child care centres and homes

  • 4,517 (+99) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 6,345 (+122) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 6,436 (+155) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,015 (+11) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 248 (+8) active
  • 564 (+9) outbreaks at retirement homes, 158 (+10) active
  • 288 (+7) outbreaks at hospitals, 81 (+7) active
  • 2,990 (+21) long-term care resident deaths
  • 12,210 (+137) cases are long-term care residents 
  • 14,244 cases are health-care workers (6.8%) 

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