Latest figures from North Yorkshire County Council show that 441 per 100,000 people currently have the virus. The rate has fallen sharply since the end of March when it had risen to 1,005 per 100,000 people.
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Harrogate district covid rate halves in three weeks
The rate of covid in the Harrogate district has halved since the most recent wave of infections peaked on March 25. Latest figures from North Yorkshire County Council show that 441 per 100,000 people currently have the virus. The rate has fallen sharply since the end...
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Covid booster clinics to resume in Harrogate tomorrow
Covid vaccination clinics at the Great Yorkshire Showground will resume tomorrow. It comes after a month in which infection rates have tripled — but they finally appear to be falling.
Harrogate district covid rate almost trebles in a month
The rate of covid-19 in the Harrogate district has climbed to 997 per 100,000 people. Cases have risen due to the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron, a more contagious strain of Omicron that was circulating in January and February.
Covid testing sites in Harrogate district to close next week
As free testing comes to an end from Friday, April 1, the last day for the testing sites to operate will be Wednesday, March 30. North Yorkshire’s Outbreak Management Advisory Board will also be stood down.
Harrogate district covid rate more than doubles in 12 days
Latest data shows the Harrogate district’s seven-day rate of infection has increased from 343 per 100,000 people to 691 in just 12 days. It is the highest rate in North Yorkshire.
Covid rate falls from 1,300 to 344 in Harrogate district over last month
The infection rate fell from 1,300 per 100,000 people at the start of February to 344 at the start of this month. Visiting restrictions will be relaxed at Harrogate District Hospital and Ripon Community Hospital from Tuesday.
Visiting restrictions to be eased at Harrogate and Ripon hospitals
from Tuesday, patients can have one visitor, by appointment, between 2-4pm for 30 minutes. Only two visitors will be allowed in each bay at any one time. Visiting rules were tightened two days before Christmas due to Omicron.
Concern over North Yorkshire’s plateauing covid vaccine rate
Health officials raise concerns over vaccination take-up rates in North Yorkshire, as the final covid restrictions in England are lifted today. Just 24 people turned up for jabs over two days at a recent clinic in Harrogate.
Harrogate and Ripon vaccination sites hit 200,000 jab milestone
The figure applies to vaccines given at the GP-run sites at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate and Ripon Races. The district’s covid rate continues to fall rapidly and is now at 531 infections per 100,000 people.
Harrogate covid vaccination centre set to close in March
The final jabs will be administered at Ripon Races tomorrow but the Great Yorkshire Showground site in Harrogate will continue until March 12. A scaled-down service is then expected to operate.
Harrogate hospital chief Steve Russell to go on secondment
Mr Russell will replace Dr Emily Lawson as national director for covid and flu vaccinations at NHS England on a secondment that could last up to a year. Jonathan Coulter will become acting chief executive at the trust.
