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Jan 2022
Last Updated: 05/01/2022
Harrogate district covid rate continues to climb
The Harrogate district's covid rate continues to climb as a further 342 infections are recorded in today's government figures. However, it remains below the county and national averages.
The Harrogate district’s covid rate continues to climb after another 342 infections were reported today.
Latest figures show that the district’s seven-day covid average stands at 1,472 per 100,000 people — another record high.
But it remains below both the county average, which stands at 1,566, and the England rate of 1,769.
No further deaths from patients who tested positive for covid have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital, according to NHS England.
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However, latest available figures show the number of covid patients being treated at Harrogate District Hospital has increased.
A total of 23 patients who tested positive for covid are currently in hospital.
The figure is almost three times as high it was mid-December when the Omicron variant was first detected in the district.
Meanwhile, the Stray Ferret reported yesterday that nearly 200 staff at Harrogate District Hospital are either absent with covid or self-isolating.
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