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

Spike in cases continues, 2 more in Newmarket and 61 in York Region — highest daily tally since June 3 — with 66% unvaccinated; Ontario reports 378 new cases — highest single-day count since June 26 —and 9 more deaths (1 dated)
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Newmarket (reported Friday, Aug. 6 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,175 cases of COVID-19 
  • 2 new cases since Aug. 5
  • 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 (+0) cases resolved
  • 4 (+1) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 51
  • 187 tests on Aug. 4, 0 positive (0.0% positivity)

The Details

  • 1,423 (+1) cases close contact, or 45%
  • 968 (+0) cases community transmission, or 30%
  • 387 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 46 (+0) 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 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 189 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 139 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 91 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Friday, Aug. 6 at 5 p.m.)

  • 53,076 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 61 new cases since Aug. 5  
  • 206 (+33) new cases in last 7 days, of which 66.3% 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 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 52,136 cases resolved
  • 195 (+40) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 745
  • 606 (+0) workplace outbreaks; 1 (+0) active; 5,137 (+1) cases 

Recovery Measures 

  • 29 (+4) 7-day average of new cases
  • 12 (+1) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • 0.52 (+0.0) Alpha variants, 1.17 (+0.06) Delta variants 7-day median reproductive number
  • 1,726 tests on Aug. 4, 43 positive (2.5% 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)

  • 2,941 doses administered, 603 newly vaccinated on Aug. 5
  • 1,632,056 total doses 
  • 859,545 or 71.5%, residents with 1 dose
  • 772,511 or 64.2%, residents with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 82.6% 1 dose, 75.2% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 81.6% 1 dose, 73.4% 2 doses 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 328 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 0 active

The details 

  • 23,852 (+17) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 18,590 (+18) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,068 (+5) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 688 (+11) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 509 (+4) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 934 (+1) school-related (2%)
  • 4,354 (+0) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 13,926 (+30) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 9,068 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 7,792 (+2) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,444 (+6) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,525 (+3) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 3,820 (+4) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,166 (+6) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,183 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,151 (+6) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 22,033 (+35) cases, 121 ^ cases in last 7 days, 115 (+23) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,566 (+13) cases, 28 ^ cases in last 7 days, 29 (+10) active
  • King 1,146 (+3) cases, 16 cases in last 7 days, 12 (+2) active
  • Markham 12,595 (+3) cases, 13 ^ cases in last 7 days, 11 (+1) active
  • Aurora 1,862 (+1) cases, 7 cases in last 7 days, 7 (-1) active
  • Georgina 1,286 (+0) cases, 4 cases in last 7 days, 6 (+0) active
  • Newmarket 3,175 (+2) cases, 4 cases in last 7 days, 4 (+1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,518 (+1) cases, 4 ^ cases in last 7 days, 3 (+1) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,142 (+1) cases, 2 cases in last 7 days, 3 (+1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 7, for Aug. 6)

  • 552,056 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 378 new cases since Aug. 5
  • 157,413 (+54) variant cases
    • 145,564 Alpha
    • 1,493 Beta 
    • 5,174 Gamma
    • 5,182 Delta
  • 9 more deaths, totalling 9,401 (1 death occurred more than 2 months ago)
  • 97.9% of cases resolved
  • 138 (+24) cases are hospitalized; 111 (+1) in ICU; 81 (+5) on ventilators
  • 20,858 more tests completed
  • 1.1% positivity

Vaccines

  • 61,041 daily doses administered on Aug. 6
  • 19,825,240 total doses
  • 9,280,698 people fully vaccinated

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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.
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