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Jan 2022
Last Updated: 26/01/2022
Harrogate district reports 278 covid cases as rate continues to rise
The Harrogate district's seven-day covid rate continues to rise as the government prepares to remove the remaining Plan B restrictions tomorrow. Also today, a new strain of the Omicron variant, known as BA.2, has been found in the district.
The Harrogate district’s covid rate has increased again after another 278 cases were reported today.
Latest UK Health Security Agency figures show that the district’s seven-day covid average has risen to 1,117 per 100,000 people — an increase on yesterday’s figure of 1,088.
It remains above the county average, which is 999, and the England rate of 1,006.
The number of positive covid patients currently being treated at the hospital stands at 20.
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Meanwhile, the UK Health Security Agency has found a new strain of the Omicron variant, known as BA.2, in Harrogate.
The variant was found in four tests from 101 carried out by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, which is funded by the Department of Health, in the week up to January 15.
However, the dominant strain of Omicron continues to make up most cases in the district.
The UK Health Security Agency has designated BA.2 as a variant under investigation.
With tomorrow's lifting of Plan B restrictions, the Stray Ferret will no longer report daily updates on infections. However, we will continue to provide coverage on the ongoing impact of the pandemic on the Harrogate district.
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