The Harrogate district’s covid rate is at its highest ever level as cases of Omicron continue to surge.
Latest figures show that the district’s seven-day covid average stands at 1,434 per 100,000 people.
The number sets a new milestone for the district since data started to be reported in March 2020.
Meanwhile, across the county the average stands at 1,491 and the England rate is 1,686.
Daily figures from the UK Health Security Agency show that a further 285 infections have been recorded in the Harrogate district today.
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No further deaths from patients who tested positive for covid have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital, according to NHS England.
However, latest available figures show the number of covid patients being treated at Harrogate District Hospital has increased.
A total of 23 patients who tested positive for covid are currently in hospital.
The figure is almost three times as it was mid-December when the Omicron variant was first detected in the district.
Only nine are receiving treatment for covid — the others were admitted for different reasons and just happen to have the virus.
