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Oct 2020
Another 19 coronavirus cases in Harrogate
A further 19 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Harrogate district.
Daily figures from Public Health England show the increase takes the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 1,056.
A total of 56 cases were confirmed across the whole of North Yorkshire today.
Read more:
- Daily covid cases reach three-week high in Harrogate district
- First covid death at Harrogate hospital in two months
The weekly rate of infections county-wide up to September 28 stands at 55.2 people per 100,000 population, according to NHS figures.
Dr Lincoln Sargeant, director of public health at North Yorkshire County Council, has said the authority did not expect Harrogate to be added to the government’s covid watchlist this week.
However, he added that it does not mean the situation could change in the coming weeks.
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