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Oct 2020
Last Updated: 26/10/2020
Harrogate district's coronavirus cases since March pass 2,000
The number of cases in the Harrogate district since March have passed 2,000. It comes after another 60 cases were confirmed today, according to Public Health England.
Coronavirus testing centre at Dragon Road car park in Harrogate.
A further 60 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Harrogate District, according to Public Health England figures today.
It takes the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic up to 2,049.
It’s the second highest daily number of cases confirmed in the district so far in October.
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The highest figure came on October 4 when 67 cases tested positive. However, the number came after an IT error left many cases unreported.
Meanwhile, Harrogate District Hospital today recorded another coronavirus death.
According to NHS England figures, it takes the number of deaths at the hospital from patients who tested positive for coronavirus to 85.
The hospital recorded its first covid death in three weeks on October 22.
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