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27
Jul 2021
Harrogate district records 31 covid cases as rate drops dramatically
The Harrogate district has recorded 31 covid cases in the last 24 hours as infection rates continue to decline sharply.
It is the joint lowest daily figure since June 20, when 15 infections were recorded.
According to the latest seven-day figures, the district has an average of 348 covid cases per 100,000 people. It was as high as 534 just nine days ago.
The North Yorkshire rate stands at 376 and the England average is 373.
Harrogate District Hospital has not recorded a covid-related death in three-and-a-half months.
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It means the covid death toll at the hospital since March 2020 remains at 179.
Latest Public Health England figures show that the hospital is treating three covid patients.
Elsewhere, 122,555 people have received a first covid vaccine in the Harrogate district and 103,213 have had a second dose.
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