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

Newmarket reports 2 new cases; 42 new cases in York Region, with 256 active, no new deaths; Ontario reports 748 new cases with 5 more deaths
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Newmarket (reported Wednesday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,543 cases of COVID-19 
  • 2 new cases since Nov. 23
    • 1 unvaccinated, 1 fully vaccinated 
  • 22 (+2) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 52
  • 1,594 (+1) variant cases, 3 (+1) active
  • 1 (-1) school outbreaks: Crossland P.S., 6 students
  • 2 (-1) schools in surveillance
    • Mazo De La Roche Public School, 1 student
    • Sir William Mulock Secondary School, 1 student
  • 87.8% residents 12+ fully vaccinated
  • 13 tests Nov. 16, 0 positive (0.0% positivity)

The Details 

  • 1,300 (+2) household cases close contact, or 37%
  • 290 (-2) non-household close contact, or 8%
  • 1,093 (+0) cases community transmission, or 31%
  • 395 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 11%
  • 49 (+1) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 69 (+0) cases school outbreak, or 2%
  • 58 (+1) cases travel, or 1%
  • 285 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 8%
  • 895 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 608 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 561 (+0) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 469 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 284 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 262 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 213 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 142 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 109 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Wednesday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m.)

  • 58,467 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 42 new cases since Nov. 23   
    • 26 unvaccinated, 0 partially vaccinated, 16 fully vaccinated
  • 256 (+14) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 776
  • 290 new cases in last 7 days
  • 22,929 (+59) variant cases, 63 (+32) active, 185 deaths
  • 4 (+0) workplace outbreaks
    • 1 construction, 1 food manufacturing; 1 product/material manufacturing; 1 unknown

Active school and child care cases

  • 12 (-1) school outbreaks: 62 (-2) students, 0 (+0) staff
  • 0 (-1) school closed
  • 40 (-5) schools under surveillance: 45 (-3) students; 10 (-1) staff
  • 2 (+0) child care outbreaks: 5 (-2) children, 1 staff

Recovery Measures 

Vaccinations (York Region residents, administered anywhere)

  • 525 doses administered, 215 newly vaccinated on Nov. 23
  • 77.5% residents with 1 dose; 75.5% with 2 doses
  • residents 12+ 88.5% 1 dose, 86.3% 2 doses 

The Details  

  • 21,224 (+21) cases, or 36%, household close contact
  • 5,122 (-2) cases, or 9%, non-household close contact
  • 20,462 (+12) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,192 (+2) cases, or 7%, institutional outbreak
  • 718 (+2) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 874 (+4) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 1,266 (+1) cases, or 2%, school outbreak
  • 4,524 (+1) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 15,430 (+5) cases age 19 to 34, or 27%
  • 9,791 (+10) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 8,598 (+16) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,938 (+3) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,870 (+4) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 4,779 (+9) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 3,465 (+2) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,257 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,339 (+2) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 24,668 (+15) cases, 107 cases in last 7 days, 92 (+4) active
  • Markham 13,350 (+5) cases, 40 cases in last 7 days, 39 (-2) active
  • Newmarket 3,543 (+2) cases, 21 cases in last 7 days, 22 (+2) active
  • Richmond Hill 8,335 (+10) cases, 46 ^ cases in last 7 days, 40 (+9) active
  • King 1,385 (+2) cases, 22 cases in last 7 days, 18 (-1) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,255 (+2) cases, 12 ^ cases in last 7 days, 7 (+1) active
  • Aurora 2,094 (+2) cases, 13 ^ cases in last 7 days, 10 (+0) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,674 (+1) cases, 13 ^ cases in last 7 days, 12 (-1) active
  • Georgina 1,419 (+2) cases, 10 ^ cases in last 7 days, 10 (+1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 25, for Nov. 24)

  • 614,270 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 748 new cases since Nov. 23
    • 356 unvaccinated; 19 partially vaccinated; 329 fully vaccinated, 44 unknown* 
  • 5 more deaths, totalling 9,985 (1 removed from the cumulative total due to data cleaning)
  • 97.5% of cases resolved 
  • 257 total hospitalized: 98 unvaccinated; 5 partially vaccinated; 45 fully vaccinated*
  • 137 in ICU: 62 unvaccinated; 2 partially vaccinated; 10 fully vaccinated* 
  • 87 on a ventilator
  • *Vaccination status numbers may not match the daily COVID-19 case reports due to missing health card information. 

Cases in school, child care centres 

  • 154 new school cases since Nov. 23
  • 6,945 total cases: 6,154 students, 681 staff, 110 N/A
  • 694, 14.33%, schools with reported cases (16 closed)
  • 19 new child care cases since Nov. 23
  • 9,157 total cases: 5,805 children, 3,352 staff
  • 126, 2.23%, centres with confirmed cases (18 closed)

Vaccinations

  • 86% ages 12+ 2 doses, 3% one dose, totalling 89%
  • 76% all ages 2 doses, 3% one dose, totalling 78%

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Elizabeth Keith is a general assignment reporter. She graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2017. Elizabeth is passionate about telling local stories and creating community.
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