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Dec 2020
More than 1,100 coronavirus cases in Harrogate district during second lockdown
More than 1,100 coronavirus cases were recorded in the Harrogate district during the second lockdown.
However, the number decreased dramatically during the second half of lockdown, as recently published Public Health England figures highlight.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a second national lockdown from November 5 until December 2 to stem a rise in coronavirus cases.
A total of 1,119 cases were confirmed in the district.
The figure represents a decrease on October’s number, when 1,353 were reported.
Daily cases peaked at 95 on November 9 in the district, before dropping to a low of 11 on November 21.
The seven-day average throughout the period also gradually decreased.
The rate hit a record high of 303 per 100,000 people on November 8, before dropping to 90 by the end of the restrictions.
Meanwhile, a total of 12 patients who tested positive for coronavirus died at Harrogate District Hospital during the period, according to NHS England figures.
“Relatively stable” figures
Since the end of the second lockdown, North Yorkshire has been placed in tier two of local restrictions.
The system is expected to be reviewed next week, although local public health bosses have cautioned against any of hope of a downgrade.
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Harrogate district’s daily cases have been low recently, with a further 20 cases confirmed today. It takes the total number since the start of the pandemic to 3,761.
Meanwhile, the latest seven-day average, which is for the week to December 5, stands at 93 per 100,000 people.
This morning Richard Webb, director of adult care at North Yorkshire County Council, told a media briefing of North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum, which represents key groups in the fight against covid, that case figures were “relatively stable”.
But he said they were still higher than he would like and the county needed to continue to get them down.
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