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Sept 2021
Harrogate hospital reports sixth covid death in three weeks
Harrogate District Hospital has recorded another covid death, according to latest NHS England figures.
The death was reported yesterday and is the sixth at the hospital in three weeks.
It takes the death toll at the hospital since March last year to 185.
Meanwhile, another 126 covid infections have been reported in the Harrogate district, according to today’s Public Health England figures.
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The district’s weekly infection rate has now risen to 433 per 100,000 people, while the North Yorkshire rate is 378 and the England average stands at 351.
According to latest weekly figures, Harrogate hospital is treating 11 patients for covid — the same number as a week ago.
Elsewhere, 127,221 people have received a first covid vaccine in the Harrogate district and 117,318 have had a second dose.
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