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Oct 2020
Last Updated: 21/10/2020
Harrogate coronavirus testing site opens with 57 appointments
The site will be open from 8am to 8pm seven days a week and provide up to 320 tests a day after an initial pilot period. Another 44 positive covid cases were confirmed in the Harrogate district in the last 24 hours, according to Public Health England figures.
Harrogate’s new full-time coronavirus testing site opened this afternoon with 57 appointments made available.
The site in the Dragon Road car park, which is run by the Department of Health and Social Care, is capable of testing up to 320 people a day.
The number was expected to be lower during the initial pilot period.
After the pilot period, the facility will be open between 8am and 8pm, seven days a week.
Appointments are available to book online and officials expect the site to be used predominantly by Harrogate residents.
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- Harrogate district covid cases have more than doubled since September
- Harrogate face mask litter a ‘sign of the times’
Forty-four covid cases were confirmed in the district in the last 24 hours, according to Public Health England figures today.
The total number of cases in Harrogate since the start of the pandemic now stands at 1,805.
A further 207 positive cases have been reported across North Yorkshire.
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