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Jul 2021
Last Updated: 07/07/2021
Harrogate district covid rate soars — but no more deaths
The district’s seven-day covid rate of infection rockets to 351 people per 100,000 — the highest in North Yorkshire. But it is almost three months since the last covid-related death at Harrogate District Hospital, which has just two covid patients.
Another 73 covid cases have been reported in the Harrogate district, according to today's figures by Public Health England.
The district’s seven-day covid rate of infection has rocketed to 351 people per 100,000 — the highest in North Yorkshire.
The North Yorkshire average is 273 and the England rate is 272.
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However, the number of patients being treated for covid at Harrogate District Hospital has declined to two.
No covid-related deaths have been reported at the hospital since April 11.
A total of 216,414 vaccinations have been given in the district, according to Public Health England statistics.
The number includes 119,202 people receiving a first dose and 97,212 second doses.
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