Skip to content

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

2 new cases in children in Newmarket, 3 cases are active; York Region new cases spike to 51 — 38 in Vaughan, where 92 are active — as incidence rate continues upward trend; Ontario new cases jump to 340 — highest single-day count since June 26 — and 18 more deaths (16 are dated)
kid mask 3
Stock photo

Newmarket (reported Thursday, Aug. 5 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,174 cases of COVID-19 
  • 2 new cases since Aug. 4
  • 1,330 variant cases, 0 active
    • 60 (+0) B.1.1.7. Alpha
    • 11 (+0) B.1.351 Beta
    • 9 (+0) B.1.617.2 Delta
    • 24 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 1,226 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 3,120 (+1) cases resolved
  • 3 (+1) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 51
  • 93 tests on Aug. 3, 0 positive (0.0% positivity)

The Details

  • 1,422 (+0) cases close contact, or 45%
  • 968 (+0) cases community transmission, or 30%
  • 387 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 46 (+2) cases under investigation, or 2%
  • 28 (+0) cases travel, or 1%
  • 270 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 9%
  • 792 (+0) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 557 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 503 (+0) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 418 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 250 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 236 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 188 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 139 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 91 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Thursday, Aug. 5 at 5 p.m.)

  • 53,017 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 51 new cases since Aug. 4  
  • 177 (+34) new cases in last 7 days, of which 70.6% are unvaccinated (ages 12+) 
  • 19,394 variant cases, 15 active, 160 deaths
    • 974 (+0) B.1.1.7 Alpha 
    • 79 (+0) B.1.351 Beta 
    • 2 (+0) B.1.617 
    • 1 (+0) B.617.1 Kappa
    • 176 (+2) B.617.2 Delta
    • 468 (+1) P.1 Gamma
    • 17,694 (+7) lineage not yet determined
  • 52,117 cases resolved
  • 155 (+35) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 745
  • 606 (+1) workplace outbreaks; 1 (+1) active; 5,136 (+2) cases 

Recovery Measures 

  • 25 (+5) 7-day average of new cases
  • 11 (+1) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • 0.52 (+0.0) Alpha variants, 1.11 (-0.01) Delta variants 7-day median reproductive number
  • 1,045 tests on Aug. 3, 12 positive (1.1% positivity)
  • *York Region has updated the daily reproductive number (Rt) data to compare Alpha and Delta variant cases; previously, the Rt data compared variants of concern and SARS-CoV-2 (reference strain). The Rt estimates the average number of people infected for every one person with COVID-19; when it is greater than one, the number of cases is expected to increase; when Rt is less than one, it is expected cases will decrease and transmissions will slow.

Vaccinations (York Region residents, administered anywhere)

  • 3,197 doses administered, 736 newly vaccinated on Aug. 4
  • 1,628,908 total doses 
  • 858,863 or 71.4%, residents with 1 dose
  • 770,045 or 64.0%, residents with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 82.6% 1 dose, 75.0% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 81.6% 1 dose, 73.1% 2 doses 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 328 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 0 active

The details 

  • 23,835 (+1) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 18,572 (+21) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,063 (-3) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 677 (+15) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 505 (+4) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 933 (+0) school-related (2%)
  • 4,354 (+3) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 13,896 (+16) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 9,066 (+5) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 7,790 (+8) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,438 (+2) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,522 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 3,816 (+5) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,161 (+3) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,183 (+2) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,145 (+8) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 22,000 (+10) cases, 105 ^ cases in last 7 days, 92 (+32) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,553 (+4) cases, 21 ^ cases in last 7 days, 19 (+1) active
  • King 1,143 (+0) cases, 13 cases in last 7 days, 10 (-3) active
  • Markham 12,592 (+3) cases, 12 ^ cases in last 7 days, 10 (+3) active
  • Aurora 1,861 (+2) cases, 7 ^ cases in last 7 days, 8 (+2) active
  • Georgina 1,286 (+0) cases, 6 cases in last 7 days, 6 (-1) active
  • Newmarket 3,174 (+2) cases, 3 ^ cases in last 7 days, 3 (+1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,517 (+0) cases, 3 cases in last 7 days, 2 (+0) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,141 (+0) cases, 3 cases in last 7 days, 2 (+0) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 6, for Aug. 5)

  • 551,678 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 340 new cases since Aug. 4
  • 157,359 (+61) variant cases
    • 145,559 Alpha
    • 1,493 Beta 
    • 5,170 Gamma
    • 5,137 Delta
  • 18 more deaths, totalling 9,392 (16 deaths occurred more than 6 weeks ago)
  • 98.0% of cases resolved
  • 114 (+1) cases are hospitalized; 110 (+0) in ICU; 76 (-1) on ventilators
  • 23,448 more tests completed
  • 1.4% positivity

Vaccines

  • 53,975 daily doses administered on Aug. 5
  • 19,764,199 total doses
  • 9,231,765 people fully vaccinated

Reader Feedback

Debora Kelly

About the Author: Debora Kelly

Debora Kelly is the editor for AuroraToday and NewmarketToday. She is an award-winning journalist and communications professional who is passionate about building strong communities through engagement, advocacy and partnership.
Read more