Subscribe to trusted local news
If you are accessing this story via Facebook but you are a subscriber then you will be unable to access the story. Facebook wants you to stay and read in the app and your login details are not shared with Facebook. If you experience problems with accessing the news but have subscribed, please contact subscriptions@thestrayferret.co.uk. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
- Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan.
Already a subscriber? Log in here.
17
Mar 2020
Coronavirus patient at Harrogate hospital dies
An elderly patient at Harrogate District Hospital who tested positive for COVID-19 has died.
The hospital confirmed on Sunday afternoon that it had a patient with coronavirus and that they were getting "very safely cared for."
The NHS confirmed today that a further 14 people have died and that they were between 93 and 45 years old.
A Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust spokesperson said: “Sadly, we can confirm that an elderly patient who was being cared for at Harrogate District Hospital, and had tested positive for COVID-19, has died.
“The patient had other significant underlying health conditions.
“The patient’s family has been informed and our thoughts and condolences are with them at this difficult and distressing time.”
Stay up to date on all closures in the Harrogate district by following our live blog here.
More to follow.
7