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

Newmarket (reported Friday, May 6 at 4 p.m.)

• 7,363 cases of PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19
• 6 new cases
  • 2 with two doses, 4 with three doses  
• 7 (-1) institutional outbreaks
  • Community Living Central York — Newmarket, 4 staff, 4 residents 
  • Southlake Regional Health Centre, 5 (+1) patients
  • Amica Newmarket, 3 staff, 5 residents 
  • Eagle Terrace LTC, 12 staff, 13 residents
  • Newmarket Health Centre, 25 (+2) staff, 6 residents
  • Southlake Regional Health Centre, 3 patients
  • Southlake Residential Care Village, 27 staff, 14 residents
  • Outbreak closed at Chartwell Barton Retirement Residence, 8 staff, 5 residents
• 0 more deaths, totalling 72
• Residents 5+ with at least 1 dose 89.4%
• Residents 5+ with 2 doses 86.9%

COVID-19 cases reported by Southlake Regional Health Centre on May 9

• Number of patients with COVID-19 in ICU: 4 (+3)
• Total number of patients with COVID-19: 37 (+5) (includes critical care)

York Region (reported Friday, May 6 at 4 p.m.)

• 87 (+4) hospitalizations, 8 (-1) in ICU**
• 11 new admissions on May 4
• Weekly hospitalizations per 100,000 population May 4
  • 5.31 unvaccinated
  • 2.71 at least 2 doses
• 108,265 confirmed cases of COVID-19
• 193 new cases
  • 39 unvaccinated, 4 with at least 1 dose, 26 with 2 doses, 124 with 3 doses
• 4 more deaths, totalling 948
  • A Markham woman aged 100 and older passed away May 2
  • A Richmond Hill man aged in his 90s passed away May 2
  • A Markham man aged 100 and older passed away May 4
  • A Markham man aged in his 80s passed away April 22

Institutional outbreaks 36 (-7)

• 2 new outbreaks in last 7 days
• Outbreaks declared at:
  • Lou Fruitman Reena Residence (Outbreak #2), Vaughan
• Outbreaks closed at:
  • Casa Dolce Casa Retirement Home (Outbreak #5), Vaughan
  • Chartwell Hollandview Trail Retirement Community (Outbreak #5), Aurora
  • Chartwell Rouge Valley Retirement Residence (Outbreak #4), Markham
  • Chartwell Barton Retirement Residence (Outbreak #3), Newmarket
  • The Meadows of Aurora Retirement Home, Aurora
  • VITA NOVA Foundation (Outbreak #2), Vaughan

Recovery Measures 

• 149 (-13) 7-day average of new cases
• 15.7% positivity

Vaccinations 

• 84.4% residents with 1 dose; 81.5% with 2 doses, 50.3% with 3 doses, 4.0% with 4 doses
• Residents 5+ 88.6% 1 dose, 85.7% 2 doses 
• 63.4% 5-11 vaccinated at least 1 dose 

Around the region:

• Vaughan 40,988 (+51) cases, 266 cases in last 7 days, 301 active
• Markham 24,945 (+69) cases, 380 ^  cases in last 7 days, 388 ^ active
• Richmond Hill 16,197 (+31) cases, 164 cases in last 7 days, 187 ^ active
• Newmarket 7,363 (+6) cases, 79 cases in last 7 days, 82 active
• Whitchurch-Stouffville 3,666 (+10) cases, 54 cases in last 7 days, 52 ^ active
• Aurora 4,768 (+6) cases, 40 cases in last 7 days, 50 active
• Georgina 3,230 (+5) cases, 53 ^ cases in last 7 days, 47 active
• King 2,575 (+5) cases, 29 ^ cases in last 7 days, 31 active
• East Gwillimbury 2,726 (+3) cases, 16 cases in last 7 days, 21 active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on May 9 for May 8)

• 1,276,116 PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19
• 7-day average of cases by vaccination status, per 100,000 people:
  • not fully vaccinated 8.63 
  • fully vaccinated 7.54
  • with booster 18.38
• 1,206  new PCR confirmed cases
• 0 more deaths, totalling 12,972
• 7-day average of deaths by vaccinations status, all ages, per 100,000 people:
  • not fully vaccinated 0.06
  • fully vaccinated 0.03 
  • with booster 0.07  
• 1,213  hospitalized: 221 unvaccinated; 71 partially vaccinated; 980 fully vaccinated* (Not all hospitals submit data on weekends)
• 201 in ICU: 33 unvaccinated; 11 partially vaccinated; 80 fully vaccinated* 
• 87 on a ventilator
• *Vaccination status numbers may not match the daily COVID-19 case reports due to missing health card information.

Vaccinations

• 83% all ages fully vaccinated, 3% partially vaccinated, totalling 86%

**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.