Incidence rate for COVID-19 cases in York Region reaches highest level of pandemic

Public health reporting 469 new cases as of April 10

Yorkregion.com
April 12, 2021
Heidi Reidner

The incidence rate for cases of COVID-19 in the region has reached the highest level of the pandemic to date, according to the latest update from York Region Public Health as of 5 p.m. April 10.

It confirmed 469 new cases as of the end of day Saturday.

Data reveals there are 203 (+10) new cases per 100,000 residents in the last seven days (incidence rate) with a 407 (+19) seven-day average of new cases.

A total of 4,452 tests were conducted on April 8, with 545 coming back positive representing a positivity rate of 12.2 per cent.

New hospitalizations, however, have dropped during the past seven-day period.

A total 37,652 cases of the virus have been confirmed in the region to date, with 90 per cent, or 34,001, being resolved.

The total case count around the region includes:

Vaughan: 15,951 (+221) cases, 1,369 (+59) active

Markham: 9,339 (+105) cases, 653 (+39) active

Richmond Hill: 5,286 (+84) cases, 488 (+35) active

Newmarket: 2,095 (+10) cases, 147 (-8) active

Aurora: 1,281 (+12) cases, 116 (-6) active

Whitchurch-Stouffville: 1,057 (+12) cases, 111 (+1) active

Georgina: 902 (+5) cases, 66 (-3) active

King: 859 (+9) cases, 69 (-2) active

East Gwillimbury: 819 (+10) cases, 62 (+2) active

At the same time, the province is reporting 4,456 new cases of the virus since April 9 in Ontario -- another single-day record for April 10 -- with 21 more deaths as ICU patients surpass 600 for the first time.