Skip to content

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

5 new cases in Newmarket, as positivity rises to 3.8%; York Region confirms 75 new cases, with nearly 66% of 320 new cases in last 7 days unvaccinated; Ontario reports 578 new cases — 408 are unvaccinated — 2 more deaths, as 7-day average rises to 428, up from 261 a week ago
COVID testing
Stock photo

Newmarket (reported Friday, Aug. 13 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,196 cases of COVID-19 
  • 5 new cases since Aug. 12
  • 1,338 variant cases, 6 active
    • 60 (+0) B.1.1.7. Alpha
    • 11 (+0) B.1.351 Beta
    • 10 (+0) B.1.617.2 Delta
    • 24 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 1,233 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 3,122 (+0) cases resolved
  • 23 (+4) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 51
  • 209 tests on Aug. 11, 8 positive (3.8% positivity)

The Details

  • 1,432 (+5) cases close contact, or 45%
  • 976 (+2) cases community transmission, or 30%
  • 388 (+1) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 46 (-4) cases under investigation, or 2%
  • 30 (+1) cases travel, or 1%
  • 271 (-1) cases workplace outbreak, or 9%
  • 802 (+3) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 559 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 506 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 419 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 250 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 239 (-1) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 190 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 139 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 92 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Friday, Aug. 13 at 5 p.m.)

  • 53,592 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 75 new cases since Aug. 12   
  • 320 (+11) new cases in last 7 days, of which 65.7% are unvaccinated (ages 12+) 
  • 19,489 variant cases, 37 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
    • 246 (+4) B.617.2 Delta
    • 468 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 17,719 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 52,326 cases resolved
  • 319 (+40) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 747
  • 610 (+0) workplace outbreaks; 5 (+0) active; 5,154 (+2) cases 
  • 1 (+0) child care outbreak; 15 (+0) children, 1 (+0) staff (Vaughan)

Recovery Measures 

  • 46 (+2) 7-day average of new cases
  • 22 (+1) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • 0.50 (+0.0) Alpha variants, 1.38 (+0.13) Delta variants 7-day median reproductive number
  • 1,930 tests on Aug. 11, 59 positive (3.1% 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)

  • 2,733 doses administered, 515 newly vaccinated on Aug. 10
  • 1,649,239 total doses 
  • 864,569 or 71.9%, residents with 1 dose
  • 790,922 or 65.8%, residents with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 83.1% 1 dose, 76.7% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 82.1% 1 dose, 75.1% 2 doses 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 328 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 0 active

The details 

  • 23,970 (+24) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 18,742 (+28) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,076 (+1) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 679 (+14) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 542 (+4) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 935 (+0) school-related (2%)
  • 4,367 (+0) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 14,055 (+41) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 9,107 (+8) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 7,846 (+7) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,465 (+5) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,541 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 3,844 (+4) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,185 (+2) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,182 (-1) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,167 (+5) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 22,199 (+37) cases, 169 ^ cases in last 7 days, 163 (+12) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,716 (+12) cases, 50 cases in last 7 days, 52 (+9) active
  • Markham 12,628 (+12) cases, 34 ^ cases in last 7 days, 32 (+9) active
  • Newmarket 3,196 (+5) cases, 21 ^ cases in last 7 days, 23 (+4) active
  • King 1,160 (+2) cases, 14 cases in last 7 days, 13 (+0) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,148 (+3) cases, 6 ^ cases in last 7 days, 7 (+3) active
  • Aurora 1,867 (+0) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 6 (-1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,523 (+2) cases, 5 ^ cases in last 7 days, 6 (+2) active
  • Georgina 1,291 (+0) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 4 (+0) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 14, for Aug. 13)

  • 555,050 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 578 new cases since Aug. 12
    • 408 unvaccinated; 59 partially vaccinated; 111 fully vaccinated*
  • 158,456 (+112) variant cases
    • 145,666 Alpha
    • 1,493 Beta 
    • 5,178 Gamma
    • 6,119 Delta
  • 2 more deaths, totalling 9,418 
  • 97.7% of cases resolved
  • 136 (+13) total hospitalized: 68 unvaccinated; 6 partially vaccinated; 11 fully vaccinated (excluding ICU)*
  • 111 (+0) in ICU: 53 unvaccinated; 4 partially vaccinated; 1 fully vaccinated*
  • 72 (+0) on ventilators
  • 23,468 more tests completed
  •  *Vaccination status numbers may not match the daily COVID-19 case reports due to missing health card information. 
  • 2.4% positivity

Vaccines

  • 50,343 daily doses administered on Aug. 13
  • 20,146,936 total doses
  • 9,532,105 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