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Feb 2022
Harrogate and Ripon vaccination sites hit 200,000 jab milestone
The GP-run vaccination sites in Harrogate and Ripon administered their 200,000th covid jab in the last week.
The figure applies to vaccines given at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate and Ripon Races, which are operated by the Yorkshire Health Network, which is a federation of the 17 GP practices in the Harrogate district
When pharmacy vaccines are also included, the total number of jabs in the Harrogate district since the start of the pandemic comes to 374,994.
Ripon Races held its final vaccination clinic on Sunday. The Great Yorkshire Showground is due to close in March.
The information comes as the number of covid infections in the district continues to fall rapidly.
The latest daily UK Health Security Agency figures show that 100 covid cases have been reported in the last 24 hours.
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Currently the district’s seven-day covid rate stands at 531 per 100,000 people.
It remains above the county-wide average 412 and the England rate of 417.
NHS England figures show the number of deaths from patients who tested positive for covid at Harrogate District Hospital stands at 228.
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