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Mar 2020
Harrogate Mayor's wife diagnosed with coronavirus
Harrogate's Mayor has urged people to stop ignoring government advice on social distancing after his wife was diagnosed with coronavirus.
Councillor Stuart Martin has spent the last couple of weeks in self-isolation with his wife April after she fell ill on Monday last week.
At first, she developed a cough and then a high temperature before she started having breathing problems.
The couple called NHS 111 and was told that April more than likely had coronavirus and that they should both self-isolate.
Councillor Stuart Martin said he's had some mild symptoms since and that his wife April has not had a test at the hospital because they were told to stay at home.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in North Yorkshire has risen to 20, according to Public Health England.
One elderly patient with COVID-19 and underlying health conditions has died at Harrogate District Hospital.
Across the UK there are 5,683 confirmed cases of the virus with 281 deaths and 135 recoveries.
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