To a further 19 positive coronavirus cases have been reported in the Harrogate district, which is the highest increase in three weeks.
Today’s number is the highest since 21 new infections were reported on September 7.
Harrogate District Hospital recorded its first coronavirus death in 72 days today. The total is now at 83 since March.
The infection figures released by Public Health England today take the district’s total since March to 1,021.
In recent weeks the cases have been increasing following low numbers during the summer months. Yesterday, the number of cases in the district exceeded 1000 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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