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Nov 2020
Last Updated: 17/11/2020
863 covid cases in Harrogate district so far this month
The number of infections is set to surpass the 1,353 in October - but there are signs in the last few days that the spread of the virus is slowing.
The Coronavirus testing site on Dragon Road, Harrogate.
A total of 863 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Harrogate district so far in November.
Analysis of figures from Public Health England shows how the number of cases has soared locally, although there are signs the rate may be flattening.
In the past week alone, 426 cases were confirmed in the district.
Unless infections fall significantly in the next fortnight, the monthly total will comfortably surpass the 1,353 recorded in October.
There were a record 95 infections on Monday last week but by Saturday the number had fallen to 34. The R number has also declined from 1.6 to 1.4.
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Meanwhile, the latest data from North Yorkshire County Council shows the average rate of infections per 100,000 people stands at 265 – down from a record high of 307 last week. The latest figure refers to the seven days to November 12.
The data overall suggests the impact of the national lockdown on November 5 may be having an effect.
Only one Harrogate district area - Knaresborough North - is currently in the top 10 places in the county for the most covid cases. It has recorded 46 infections in the last seven days.
Eight of the areas in the top 10 are in the Scarborough borough, with Filey and Hummanby reporting the most of all with 84.
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