{"id":14571,"date":"2020-05-11T19:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T23:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/?p=14571"},"modified":"2020-05-17T23:33:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T03:33:37","slug":"data-shuffle-triples-number-of-newmarket-health-care-workers-with-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/data-shuffle-triples-number-of-newmarket-health-care-workers-with-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Data shuffle triples number of Newmarket health-care workers with COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New data is showing that the number of health-care workers infected with COVID-19 in York Region is much higher than originally reported, jumping by 160 cases to 249 today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Newmarket, the number of infected health-care workers has tripled with the new categorization, from nine to 27 cases, 13 of which are active.<\/p>\n

The COVID-19 cases are not new, according to York Region spokesperson Patrick Casey, and have been reflected in the ongoing tally of confirmed cases, which are totalling 1,905 today, May 11 \u2014 an increase of 52 cases.<\/p>\n

The significant increase \u2014 and more accurate picture \u2014\u00a0is a result of a recategorization.<\/p>\n

“These (160) cases were previously categorized as outbreak-related or occupation-related,” Casey said. “They now accurately reflect the appropriate category for each case.”<\/p>\n

Of the 249 York Region health-care worker\u00a0cases, just more than\u00a0half are considered resolved. Previously, the data showed 69 per cent of health-care worker cases were resolved.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Health-care worker cases account for 402 of the 870 outbreak-acquired cases at one of 50\u00a0facilities \u2014 17 of which have now been resolved.<\/p>\n

Outbreaks in long-term care homes continue to take a heavy toll in York Region, with three more resident deaths \u2014 now\u00a0totalling 100 \u2014 being reported today by York Region public health.<\/p>\n

A 70-year-old Aurora man, who passed away Saturday, May 9, is the 11th resident to die at Chartwell Aurora. He\u00a0tested\u00a0positive May 2, one month after his symptoms began.<\/p>\n

A 76-year-old Georgina man, who passed away Sunday, May 10, is the third resident to die at River Glen Nursing Home in Sutton, after testing positive April 29.<\/p>\n

A 98-year-old Vaughan woman, who passed away today, is the sixth resident to die in the outbreak at Kristus Darzs Latvian Home. Her positive test was April 29, with symptom onset April 9.<\/p>\n

Additionally, an 87-year-old Markham woman, who passed away Saturday, March 9, is the fourth resident to die at Sunrise of Unionville. She was asymptomatic, but was confirmed positive with COVID-19 April 15.<\/p>\n

In York Region, 135 residents have died in the pandemic, with 101 deaths a result of outbreak-acquired COVID-19.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Newmarket, institutional outbreaks<\/a>\u00a0have caused 142\u00a0cases and 12 of its 15\u00a0COVID-19 related deaths. A Newmarket man, 57, was the first individual\u00a0to die of workplace outbreak acquired case<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At Southlake Regional Health Centre, which\u00a0is the only\u00a0hospital in York Region with\u00a0an outbreak, five\u00a0patients\u00a0and three\u00a0health-care workers<\/a>\u00a0are infected.<\/p>\n

Resolved cases\u00a0<\/a>in the region are at 917,\u00a0or 48\u00a0per cent. In Newmarket, 24\u00a0per cent of cases are resolved.<\/p>\n

The number of hospitalized patients in York Region has increased to 88, with 20\u00a0cases critically ill in ICU. In Newmarket, nine\u00a0residents are hospitalized, with none\u00a0in ICU.<\/p>\n

Of 1,905\u00a0cases (+52\u00a0today) in York Region<\/a>:<\/p>\n