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Oct 2021
Last Updated: 17/10/2021
Harrogate district covid rate soars above 700
The district's seven-day rate of infection is now 723 per 100,000 people. Harrogate West and Pannal Ash is the area with the most cases in the last week.
The Harrogate district's seven-day covid rate of infection has risen above 700 per 100,000 for the first time.
Public Health England recorded another 174 cases today, which elevated the rate from 682 yesterday to 723 today.
The North Yorkshire rate is 528 and the England rate is 436.
Harrogate west and Pannal Ash is the current covid hotspot, with 97 infections in the last seven days.
Dishforth, Baldersby and Markington have recorded the fewest cases, with just 25.
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