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Sept 2020
16 more coronavirus cases in Harrogate district
16 further cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Harrogate District, according to latest Public Health England figures.
The daily increase takes the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic up to 1,037.
The district saw its highest daily increase for three weeks yesterday as 19 cases were confirmed.
Read more:
- Daily covid cases reach three-week high in Harrogate district
- First covid death at Harrogate hospital in two months
Meanwhile, the weekly rate for infections county-wide up to September 27 stands at 52.6 per 100,000 population according to NHS figures.
Health bosses at Harrogate District Hospital said yesterday that they were prepared for a second wave of coronavirus this winter.
Hospital officials have set aside 100 beds for infected patients. They added that the hospital currently has four coronavirus patients.
It comes as the first death of a patient who tested positive for covid for two months was reported at the hospital on Tuesday.
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