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May 2021
Harrogate district first covid vaccine doses near 100,000
The number of people who have received a first dose of a covid vaccine in the Harrogate district has reached nearly 100,000.
According to NHS England statistics, 98,903 people have had a first jab so far.
The figure is an increase of 3,403 on last week.
It’s an improvement on April’s figures, when the number of those receiving a first vaccine dropped to a weekly low of 363.
Meanwhile, 43,429 second doses have been given in the district so far.
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It comes as those aged over 40 have started to be invited to come forward for the vaccine.
Another two covid cases have been confirmed in the Harrogate district, according to latest Public Health England figures.
It takes the total number of infections since last March to 7,693.
The district’s seven day covid rate has also fallen to 16 per 100,000 people.
The North Yorkshire average stands at 20 and the national rate is also 20.
No further deaths from patients who tested positive for covid have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital.
According to NHS England figures, the last death recorded was on April 11.
The death toll at the hospital since the start of the pandemic remains at 179.
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