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Apr 2020
Nearly 70 coronavirus deaths in Harrogate as more care homes report outbreaks
New figures on coronavirus deaths, which now includes statistics outside of hospitals, paint the clearest picture yet of the outbreak in the Harrogate district.
The government has released three different sets of data, which will be released on either a weekly or a daily basis.
The first set of data, released daily, is the number of deaths in hospitals and, with two more deaths reported today, Harrogate District Hospital has now reported 46 deaths.
The second set of data, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), has revealed that up to April 17, there have been 22 Harrogate coronavirus deaths outside the hospital.
19 of those deaths outside hospital were recorded in care homes, one death was recorded at home and another two deaths happened in "other communal establishments."
The final set of figures is the number of care homes that have reported a coronavirus outbreak, which is the first time this data has been released.
Of Harrogate's 71 care homes, 26 have so far reported outbreaks. That works out at 36.6% of the district's care homes.
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