This is the final update on COVID-19 numbers provided to NewmarketToday by York Region Public Health.
Since March 2020, York Region has provided regular updates to the media and public in response to the pandemic, including information about the status of COVID-19 cases, COVID-related fatalities, vaccination status, outbreaks and hospitalizations.
"As COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward and restrictions in our community have been lifted, York Region will cease regular COVID-19 updates to media partners and on social media channels, effective March 2023," according to Patrick Casey, director of corporate communications. "Public Health will focus efforts on managing and reporting COVID-19 data and information in alignment with other reportable infectious diseases."
However, York Region's COVID-19 interactive dashboard will continue to be published weekly and the public can stay informed on case counts, hospitalizations, outbreaks, vaccination rates and more by visiting york.ca/covid19data, he added.
Newmarket (reported Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m.)
- 9,161 cases of PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 31 ^ new cases in last 7 days
- 0 institutional outbreaks
- 1 more death, totalling 93
- A man aged in his 90s passed away Feb. 16
- Residents 5+ with at least 1 dose 92.2%
- Residents 5+ with 2 doses 89.1%
COVID-19 cases reported by Southlake Regional Health Centre on Feb. 27:
- Number of patients with COVID-19 in ICU: 4 (+1)
- Total number of patients with COVID-19: 18 (-2) (includes critical care)
York Region (reported Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m.)
- 37 (-8) hospitalizations, 7 (-1) in ICU**
- 5 new admissions on Feb. 26
- 131,959 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 245 cases in last 7 days
- 8 more deaths, totalling 1,152
- A Richmond Hill man aged in his 90s passed away Feb. 18
- A Newmarket man aged in his 90s passed away Feb. 16
- A Markham man aged in his 90s passed away Feb. 16
- A Vaughan woman aged in her 90s passed away Feb. 23
- A Markham woman aged in her 90s passed away Feb. 15
- An Aurora woman aged in her 80s passed away Feb. 21
- A Markham woman aged in her 80s passed away Feb. 17
- An Aurora woman aged in her 60s passed away Jan. 11
Institutional outbreaks 3 (-3):
- 2 new outbreaks in last 7 days
- 0 new outbreaks
- Outbreaks close at:
- Parkview Home Long Term Care (Outbreak #9); Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
- Reena Group Home - Richmond Hill (Outbreak #5); City of Richmond Hill
- Stouffville Creek Retirement Residence (Outbreak #6); Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
Recovery measures:
- 28 (+3) 7-day average of new cases
- 9.1% positivity
Vaccinations:
- 85.8% residents with 1 dose; 83.0% with 2 doses, 53.7% with 3 doses, 22.8% with 4 doses
- Residents 5+ 90.3% 1 dose, 87.3% 2 doses, 56.5% with 3 doses
Around the region:
- Vaughan 47,475, 70 ^ cases in last 7 days, 66 active
- Markham 31,154, 45 cases in last 7 days, 39 active
- Richmond Hill 20,780, 30 ^ cases in last 7 days, 24 active
- Newmarket 9,161, 31 ^ cases in last 7 days, 19 ^ active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 4,722, 17 cases in last 7 days, 9 active
- Georgina 4,090, 22 ^ cases in last 7 days, 8 active
- East Gwillimbury, 3,241 cases, 9 ^ cases in last 7 days, 7 ^ active
- King 2,911, 2 cases in last 7 days, 3 active
- Aurora 5,875, 11 ^ cases in last 7 days, 5 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.
