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Sept 2021
Fall in number of Harrogate hospital covid patients
The Harrogate district has reported another 73 covid cases today, but the number of patients in hospital has fallen.
The district’s seven-day covid rate stands at 361 per 100,000 people, while the North Yorkshire average is 308 and the England rate is 287.
No further covid deaths have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital, according to latest NHS England figures.
It was revealed today that the number of covid patients at Harrogate hospital has fallen slightly.
As of yesterday, there were eight patients at the hospital – down from 11 at the same time last week. The fall has been mirrored across North Yorkshire where patient numbers have fallen by 10 to 122.
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The number of patients in intensive care, however, has gone up by six to 26.
The latest figures were provided by Amanda Bloor, accountable officer for the North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, who in an update to a meeting of North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum today also said covid and flu vaccines would be key to minimising pressure on the NHS this winter.
She said:
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