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

No new cases in Newmarket, 6 cases remain active; York Region confirms 3 new cases, 57 active cases, as 7-day new case average drops below 10 again and 61% of residents fully vaccinated; Ontario reports 129 new cases, 5 more deaths, and more than 8.7M fully vaccinated
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Data provided by York Region Public Health is cumulative since last reported July 24. 

Newmarket (reported Monday, July 26 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,170 cases of COVID-19 
  • 0 new cases since July 24 (1 case July 24, 0 cases July 25)
  • 1,324 variant cases, 0 active
    • 59 (+0) B.1.1.7. Alpha
    • 11 (+0) B.1.351 Beta
    • 3 (+0) B.1.617.2 Delta
    • 24 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 1,227 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 3,113 (+1) cases resolved
  • 6 (-2) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 51
  • 19 tests on July 23, 0 positive (0.0% positivity)

The Details

  • 1,422 (+0) cases close contact, or 45%
  • 965 (+0) cases community transmission, or 30%
  • 389 (-1) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 44 (-1) cases under investigation, or 2%
  • 27 (+0) cases travel, or 1%
  • 270 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 9%
  • 792 (-1) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 556 (+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%
  • 234 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 188 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 139 (-1) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 90 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Monday, July 26 at 5 p.m.)

  • 52,791 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 3 new cases since July 25 (7 cases July 24, 9 cases July 25)  
  • 19,326 variant cases, 8 active, 158 deaths
    • 970 (+1) B.1.1.7 Alpha 
    • 80 (+0) B.1.351 Beta 
    • 2 (+0) B.1.617 
    • 1 (+0) B.617.1 Kappa
    • 126 (+0) B.617.2 Delta
    • 467 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 17,680 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 51,991 cases resolved
  • 57 (-12) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 743
  • 605 (+0) workplace outbreaks, 2 (+1) active, 5,134 (+3) cases 

Recovery Measures 

  • 9 (-2) 7-day average of new cases
  • (+1) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • 0.57 (+0.01) Alpha variants, 0.81 (+0.08) Delta variants 7-day median reproductive number
  • 240 tests on July 23, 0 positive (0.0% 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)

  • 6,893 doses administered, 816 newly vaccinated on July 25
  • 1,584,516 total doses 
  • 849,944 or 70.7%, residents with 1 dose
  • 734,572 or 61.1%, residents with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 81.9% 1 dose, 71.9% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 80.7% 1 dose, 69.8% 2 doses 

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 328 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 0 active

The details 

  • 23,757 (-4) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 18,477 (+74) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,065 (-15) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 662 (-13) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 474 (+0) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 936 (+6) school-related (2%)
  • 4,339 (-29) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 13,824 (+10) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 9,047 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 7,758 (+2) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,420 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,508 (-1) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 3,784 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,143 (+3) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,181 (+1) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,126 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region as of July 26:

  • Vaughan 21,869 (+1) cases, 29 cases in last 7 days, 27 (-2) active
  • Richmond Hill 7,523 (+2) cases, 8 cases in last 7 days, 8 (-2) active
  • Markham 12,573 (+0) cases, 5 cases in last 7 days, 6 (-5) active
  • Newmarket 3,170 (+0) cases, 6 cases in last 7 days, 6 (+0) active
  • Aurora 1,852 (+0) cases, 4 ^ cases in last 7 days, 3 (-1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,513 (+0) cases, 2 cases in last 7 days, 3 (+1) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,139 (+0) cases, 1 case in last 7 days, 1 (+0) active
  • King 1,130 (+0) cases, 1 case in last 7 days, 1 (+0) active
  • Georgina 1,278 (+0) cases, 2 ^ cases in last 7 days, 1 (+1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on July 27, for July 26)

  • 549,576 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 129 new cases since July 25
  • 155,967 variant cases
    • 145,412 Alpha
    • 1,492 Beta 
    • 5,142 Gamma
    • 3,921 Delta
  • 5 more deaths, totalling 9,321
  • 98.0% of cases resolved
  • 125 cases are hospitalized; 127 in ICU; 81 on ventilators
  • 13,644 more tests completed
  • 1.0% positivity

Vaccines

  • 92,035 daily doses administered on July 26
  • 19,110,428 total doses
  • 8,702,111 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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