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

5th outbreak opens at Newmarket Health Centre; hospitalizations soar above 60 in York Region, more than half at Southlake
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York Region Public Health updates its public COVID-19 dashboard Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 p.m.

Newmarket (reported Tuesday, June 28 at 4 p.m.)

  • 7,719 cases of PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 9 new cases June 28; 4 cases June 27  
  • 2 (+1) institutional outbreaks
    • Newmarket Health Centre, 2 staff
    • Southlake Residential Care Village LTC, 18 (+15) staff, 37 (+16) residents
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 75
  • Residents 5+ with at least 1 dose 89.6%
  • Residents 5+ with 2 doses 87.3%

COVID-19 cases reported by Southlake Regional Health Centre on June 29

  • Number of patients with COVID-19 in ICU: 2
  • Total number of patients with COVID-19: 34 (includes critical care)

York Region (reported Tuesday, June 28 at 4 p.m.)

  • 62 (+30) hospitalizations, 3 (+1) in ICU**
  • 11 new admissions on June 26
  • 113,151 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 123 new cases June 28, 64 cases June 27
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 970 

Institutional outbreaks 10 (+2)

  • 2 new outbreaks in last 7 days
  • Outbreaks open at:
    • Community Living York South – Stouffville; Whitchurch-Stouffville
    • Maple Health Centre LTC (Outbreak #6); Vaughan
    • Newmarket Health Centre LTC (Outbreak #5); Newmarket
  • Outbreak closes at:
    • Chartwell Hollandview Trail Retirement Community (Outbreak #6); Aurora

Recovery Measures 

  • 80 (+22) 7-day average of new cases
  • 15.8% ^ positivity

Vaccinations 

  • 84.6% residents with 1 dose; 81.9% with 2 doses, 51.0 with 3 doses, 7.0% with 4 doses
  • Residents 5+ 88.9% 1 dose, 86.1% 2 doses 
  • 64.0% 5-11 vaccinated at least 1 dose 

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 42,267 (+37) cases, 155 ^ cases in last 7 days, 169 ^ active
  • Markham 26,243 (+39) cases, 161 ^ cases in last 7 days, 167 ^ active
  • Richmond Hill 17,146 (+24) cases, 144 ^ cases in last 7 days, 152 ^ active
  • Newmarket 7,719 (+9) cases, 78 ^ cases in last 7 days, 78 ^ active
  • Aurora 4,966 (+3) cases, 25 ^ cases in last 7 days, 28 ^ active
  • East Gwillimbury 2,819 (+1) cases, 10 cases in last 7 days, 10 ^ active
  • Georgina 3,360 (+5) cases, 19 ^ cases in last 7 days, 19 ^ active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 3,837 (+0) cases, 23 ^ cases in last 7 days, 22 ^ active
  • King 2,659 (+3) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 11 ^ 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.


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