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

5 new cases in Newmarket, outbreak declared at Meadowbrook P.S.; York Region confirms 45 new cases, as incidence rate drops to June 9 level; Ontario reports 495 new cases, 8 more deaths, with 292 patients in hospital and 172 more in ICU
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Newmarket (reported Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,388 cases of COVID-19 
  • 5 new cases since Sept. 27
  • 1,495 variant cases, 12 active
    • 60 (+0) B.1.1.7. Alpha
    • 11 (+0) B.1.351 Beta
    • 93 (+0) B.1.617.2 Delta
    • 24 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 1,307 (+0) lineage not yet determined
  • 3,319 cases resolved
  • 18 (+2) active cases
  • 1 (+1) school in outbreak: Meadowbrook P.S., 2 students
  • 3 (-1) schools in surveillance, 5 (-2) cases
    • Canadian Martyrs C.E.S., 1 student
    • Huron Heights S.S., 1 student
    • Dr. J.M. Denison S.S., 2 students, 1 staff 
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 51
  • 20 test on Sept. 26, 0 positive (0.0% positivity)

The Details 

  • 1,236 (+0) household cases close contact, or 37%
  • 284 (+0) non-household close contact, or 8%
  • 1,042 (+3) cases community transmission, or 31%
  • 395 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 12%
  • 47 (+1) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 53 (+0) cases school outbreak
  • 45 (+0) cases travel, or 1%
  • 281 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 8%
  • 867 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 586 (+2) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 530 (+0) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 441 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 261 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 8%
  • 254 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 203 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 141 (+0) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 105 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 3%

York Region (reported Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 5 p.m.)

  • 56,372 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 45 new cases since Sept. 27
  • 346 new cases in last 7 days, of which 58.4% are unvaccinated (ages 12+) 
  • 21,686 variant cases, 129 active, 176 deaths
    • 979 (+0) B.1.1.7 Alpha 
    • 79 (+0) B.1.351 Beta 
    • 4 (+0) B.1.617 
    • 5 (+0) B.617.1 Kappa
    • 1,527 (+4) B.617.2 Delta
    • 473 (+0) P.1 Gamma
    • 18,619 (+34) lineage not yet determined 
  • 55,333 cases resolved
  • 276 (-13) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 763
  • 0 active institutional outbreaks
  • 3 (+0) active workplace outbreaks

Active school and child care cases

  • 7 (+1) school outbreaks: 25 (+2) students, 1 staff
  • 50 (-4) schools under surveillance: 59 (-4) students; 10 (-1) staff
  • 2 (+0) child care outbreaks: 7 (+1) children; 3 (+0) staff

Recovery Measures 

Vaccinations (York Region residents, administered anywhere)

  • 1,846 doses administered, 685 newly vaccinated on Sept. 27 
  • 75.2%, residents with 1 dose
  • 71.6%, residents with 2 doses
  • residents 18+ 86.2% 1 dose, 82.5% 2 doses 
  • residents 12+ 85.9% 1 dose, 81.8% 2 doses 

The Details  

  • 20,341 (+21) cases, or 36%, household close contact
  • 5,013 (-4) cases, or 9%, non-household close contact
  • 19,928 (+17) cases, or 35%, community transmission
  • 4,155 (-1) cases, or 8%, institutional outbreak
  • 676 (+6) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 727 (+1) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 1,003 (+0) school outbreak (2%)
  • 4,445 (+4) cases, or 8%, workplace outbreak
  • 15,048 (+10) cases age 19 to 34, or 27%
  • 9,468 (+7) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 8,286 (+8) cases ages 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 7,710 (+5) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
  • 4,711 (+6) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 4,286 (+3) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
  • 3,375 (+3) cases age 14 to 18, or 6%
  • 2,215 (+1) cases age 80+, or 4%
  • 1,273 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 23,644 (+23) cases, 166 ^ cases in last 7 days, 136 (-9) active
  • Markham 13,031 (+5) cases, 50 ^ cases in last 7 days, 38 (-5) active
  • Richmond Hill 8,054 (+4) cases, 43 ^ cases in last 7 days, 35 (-3) active
  • Newmarket 3,388 (+5) cases, 26 ^ cases in last 7 days, 18 (+2) active
  • King 1,273 (+0) cases, 14 cases in last 7 days, 11 (-1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 1,605 (+0) cases, 12 cases in last 7 days, 10 (+0) active
  • Aurora 2,021 (+3) cases, 15 ^ cases in last 7 days, 10 (+0) active
  • Georgina 1,341 (+3) cases, 8 ^ cases in last 7 days, 8 (+2) active
  • East Gwillimbury 1,191 (+1) cases, 6 ^ cases in last 7 days, 5 (+1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 29, for Sept. 28)

  • 585,502 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 495 new cases since Sept. 27
    • 302 unvaccinated; 36 partially vaccinated; 115 fully vaccinated, 42 unknown*
  • Variant cases
    • 146,465 (+4) Alpha
    • 1,503 (+1) Beta 
    • 5,228 (-1) Gamma
    • 18,569 (+61) Delta
  • 8 more deaths, totalling 9,715
  • 97.5% of cases resolved
  • 292 total hospitalized: 123 unvaccinated; 7 partially vaccinated; 32 fully vaccinated (excluding ICU)*
  • 172 in ICU: 99 unvaccinated; 10 partially vaccinated; 8 fully vaccinated*
  • 123 on a ventilator
  • 36,404 more tests completed
  • 1.7% positivity
  •  *Vaccination status numbers may not match the daily COVID-19 case reports due to missing health card information. 

Cases in school, child care centres 

  • 170 new school cases since Sept. 27
  • 2,042 total cases: 1,768 students, 222 staff, 52 N/A
  • 808, 16.68%, schools with reported cases
  • 35 new child care cases since Sept. 27
  • 8,441 total cases: 5,229 children, 3,212 staff
  • 156, 2.88%, centres with confirmed cases

Vaccines

  • 38,297 daily doses administered on Sept. 28
  • 10,517,103 people fully vaccinated  


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