For the second consecutive day in the Harrogate district, just one person has tested positive for covid. There were no deaths at Harrogate District Hospital of covid patients.
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Another day of just one covid case in the Harrogate district
For the second consecutive day the Harrogate district has seen just one person test positive for covid. It brings the total number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus to 7,585 since the start of the pandemic. There have been no deaths of covid patients...
Just one covid case reported in Harrogate district today
Just one positive covid case has been reported in the Harrogate district today. There have also been no covid-related deaths at Harrogate District Hospital for 11 days, according to NHS England data.
‘It’s been superb’: Nidderdale welcomes Pateley Bridge vaccination centre
The site at Memorial Hall opened today and has the potential to vaccinate up to 400 people a day. The Stray Ferret visited to speak to some of the people helping to run the site, as well as those excited to receive their jab.
Hot tub industry bubbles up as lockdown eases
The hot tub business is seeing something of a boom. One hire firm based in Harrogate says it has been inundated with requests for months to come, as national lockdown restrictions continue to ease.
Harrogate hospital goes 10 days without a covid death
Harrogate District Hospital has gone 10 days without reporting a covid death. Meanwhile, the district’s seven-day coronavirus rate has increased.
90,000 receive covid vaccine in Harrogate as first doses drop
The number of first jabs given dropped dramatically last week due to supply shortages. Just five new infections were confirmed in the district today by Public Health England.
Pateley Bridge vaccine centre opens this weekend
The pharmacy-run site can give up to 400 inoculations a day. It will be the fourth vaccination site in the Harrogate district, following the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, the racecourse in Ripon and the former Lidl in Knaresborough.
Tockwith Show cancelled due to covid uncertainty
The organisers say there are still ‘too many question marks’ over what would be allowed due to covid. They hope November’s bonfire and fireworks will go ahead but say they don’t know for sure if it will be possible.
Harrogate covid testing centre to close on June 1
Everyone in England, even those without symptoms, will be able to take free rapid lateral flow tests twice a week from Friday. But the impending closure of the Dragon Road site raises questions about where people will collect test kits.
No coronavirus fines despite huge party on the Stray
North Yorkshire Police told a press briefing today it did not issue any fines at last week’s gatherings on the Stray, even though many people did not follow the rule of six.
Gyms: Excitement mounts but group classes still limited
Thousands of people in the Harrogate district are set to return to gyms on Monday but ongoing social distancing restrictions mean group training classes won’t be available. We talk to gym owners in the district.
Only two new covid cases in district in past twenty four hours
The district continues to see a low daily rate of infections – there were no reported deaths of covid at Harrogate District Hospital.
