The Harrogate district’s covid rate has fallen slightly, as 387 positive covid infections were reported today.
Latest government figures show that the district’s seven-day covid average is 1,527 per 100,000 people, down on yesterday’s figure of 1,533.
It remains below both the county average, which is 1,572, and the England rate of 1,592.
While the rate in the district has fallen, Amanda Bloor, accountable officer of the county’s NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, said it was “too soon to say with certainty” that infections are now levelling off.
Ms Bloor said while the rates were down overall, cases were climbing in older age groups and that this was a worry for under pressure hospitals.
She also said recent challenges around testing could be depressing the true rates of infection.
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Ms Bloor said:
“Now is certainly not the time for complacency.
“The level of covid in our communities remains staggeringly high and regrettably, as the prevalence of covid spills over into older and more vulnerable parts of our society, we are beginning to see large numbers of people in North Yorkshire hospitalised with coronavirus.”
No further deaths from patients who tested positive for covid have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital, according to NHS England.
According to government figures, 105,178 booster or third jabs have been given in the Harrogate district, as of today.
Latest figure show that the number of covid patients being treated at Harrogate District Hospital remains at 23.
