A further 53 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Harrogate district, according to today’s Public Health England figures.
It takes the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 6,474.
The district’s covid rate has fallen to 208 per 100,000 people. It was 228 yesterday.
The county-wide average stands at 199, while the England rate is 351.
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No further deaths have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital.
Meanwhile, county council officials have said 87 care homes across the county have one or more positive covid cases.
Of the 235 care homes and extra care facilities in North Yorkshire, 64 have outbreaks, which is defined as two or more cases.
Two have confirmed a large outbreak, which is 10 or more infections – a drop from nine last week.
The number of staff and residents who have coronavirus have fallen to 143 from 258 last week.
