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

Newmarket (reported Tuesday, May 24 at 4 p.m.)

• 7,533 cases of PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19
• 5 new cases  
• 4 (-1) institutional outbreaks
  • Eagle Terrace Long-term Care Home, 4 staff, 10 (+1) residents
  • Southlake Regional Health Centre, 15 patients
  • Southlake Residential Care Village, 28 staff, 14 residents 
  • The Renoir Retirement Residence, 4 staff, 13 (+3) residents
• 0 more deaths, totalling 73
• Residents 5+ with at least 1 dose 89.5%
• Residents 5+ with 2 doses 87.0%

COVID-19 cases reported by Southlake Regional Health Centre on May 24

• Number of patients with COVID-19 in ICU: 1 (-0)
• Total number of patients with COVID-19: 34 (+1) (includes critical care)

York Region (reported Tuesday, May 24  at 4 p.m.)

• 56 (-16) hospitalizations, 4 (-6) in ICU**
• 16 new admissions on May 22
• 110,830 confirmed cases of COVID-19
• 91 new cases
• 3 more deaths, totalling 959
  • A Vaughan man aged in his 50s passed away May 20
  • A Richmond Hill man aged in his 80s passed away May 21
  • A King man aged in his 80s passed away May 14

Institutional outbreaks 26 (-3)

• 1 new outbreak in last 7 days
• Outbreaks declared at:
  • Sherwood Court Long Term Care Centre (Outbreak #7), Vaughan
• Outbreaks closed at:
  • Bloomington Cove Care Community (Outbreak #5), Whitchurch-Stouffville
  • Brigitta's Residential Home (Outbreak #2), Newmarket
  • Richview Manor Retirement Home (Outbreak #6), City of Vaughan
  • River Glen Haven Nursing Home (Outbreak #5), Town of Georgina

Recovery Measures 

• 93 (-18) 7-day average of new cases

• 11.3% positivity

Vaccinations 

• 84.5% residents with 1 dose; 81.7% with 2 doses, 50.6% with 3 doses, 5.3% with 4 doses
• Residents 5+ 88.7% 1 dose, 85.8% 2 doses 
• 63.6% 5-11 vaccinated at least 1 dose 

Around the region:

• Markham 25,609 (+31) cases, 208 cases in last 7 days, 210 active
• Vaughan 41,519 (+24) cases, 185 cases in last 7 days, 174 active
• Richmond Hill 16,600 (+15) cases, 150 cases in last 7 days, 158 active
• Newmarket 7,533 (+5) cases, 62 cases in last 7 days, 61 active
• Aurora 4,842 (+5) cases, 28 cases in last 7 days, 28 active
• Whitchurch-Stouffville 3,748 (+6) cases, 22 cases in last 7 days, 21 active
• Georgina 3,289 (+1) cases, 19 cases in last 7 days, 17 active
• King 2,611 (+0) cases, 11 cases in last 7 days, 12 active
• East Gwillimbury 2,759 (+2) cases, 15 cases in last 7 days, 7 active

**Data note from York Region Public Health: Hospitalization data indicates COVID-19 positive individuals in York Region hospitals and is not limited to York Region residents. The data includes individuals hospitalized for COVID-19 and those who may be in hospital for another reason but tested positive for COVID-19. *With the rapid transmission of Omicron and provincial changes in testing eligibility and case management, case counts and outbreaks reported are an underestimate of the number of individuals with COVID-19 and outbreaks in York Region and Ontario.