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Jun 2021
Last Updated: 24/06/2021
Harrogate district covid rate reaches four-month high
The seven-day rate of infection has jumped to 103 — the highest it's been since February 10. Another 39 infections were reported today.
The Harrogate district’s seven-day covid rate of infection has surpassed 100 per 100,000 people for the first time in four months.
Currently, the average stands at 103 — the first time since February 10 that it has been as high.
Elsewhere, the North Yorkshire rate is 93 and the England average is 112.
A further 39 covid cases have been confirmed in the Harrogate district today.
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According to Public Health England figures, it takes the total number of infections since last March to 8,170.
The figure is another four-month high for daily cases in the district, with the last highest reported on February 1, when 51 were recorded.
However, no covid-related deaths have been confirmed at Harrogate District Hospital since April 11.
The death toll at the hospital since the pandemic started remains at 179.
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