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Oct 2020
A further 53 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Harrogate district
A further 53 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Harrogate district, according to Public Health England figures.
It takes the total number of cases up to 2,300 since the start of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, the district’s seven-day case rate up to October 27 has dropped to 239 per 100,000 people. However this remains above the national average of 225.
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Currently, 16 patients who have tested positive for coronavirus are being treated at Harrogate District Hospital, according to figures from the hospital trust.
Since the start of the pandemic, 219 covid patients have been treated and discharged, including 14 in the last week, while 86 people have died after testing positive for the virus.
North Yorkshire is now the only county in the region which has not been moved up to a higher local lockdown tier.
From Monday, West Yorkshire and Leeds will be moved into tier three.
However, Richard Webb, director of adult care at North Yorkshire County Council, warned on Wednesday that the county could enter tier two before the end of the week.
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