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07
Dec 2020
Covid rate rises again in Harrogate district
The coronavirus rate of infection for the Harrogate district has increased for the first time in almost a month.
The seven-day average rate of infection peaked at 303 people per 100,000 on 9 November.
It then fell rapidly to 85 on 30 November, according to the data from Public Health England.
But yesterday's latest figure, which is for the seven days to December 3, showed the rate had gone up on three consecutive days and is now 95.
That is still below the North Yorkshire average of 105 and the England average of 148.
But it does suggest the sharp downwards trend went into reverse before the end of lockdown on December 2.
Read more:
- Thirty two new covid cases in district reported today
- Two further covid deaths reported at Harrogate Hospital
The district's R number, which refers to the rate at which the virus is spreading, remains low at 0.4.
This means every 10 people infected will pass it on to another four.
Killinghall and Hampsthwaite is still the local area with the most positive cases, having recorded 21 in the last seven days.
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