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Nov 2020
Last Updated: 30/11/2020
Just 14 coronavirus cases in Harrogate district today
The Harrogate district now has the lowest infection rate in North Yorkshire. In more good news, the R number in the district has fallen to 0.6.
Coronavirus cases in the Harrogate district have continued to fall as the end of the second lockdown approaches.
Public Health England reported just 14 additional cases in the district today, down from a peak of 95 on November 9.
The Harrogate district now has the lowest infection rate of the seven district and borough council regions in North Yorkshire.
Its seven-day average rate is 97 cases per 100,000 people, which is also well below the England average of 160 per 100,000.
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Selby has the highest rate in North Yorkshire at 155 cases per 100,000 people, which is still below the national average.
The R number in the district has also fallen to 0.6. Any number below one means the spread of the virus is declining.
Harrogate District Hospital has not reported any additional coronavirus deaths.
The hospital has recorded 99 covid deaths since the start of the pandemic. The last death was recorded over the weekend but happened on Thursday last week,
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