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Dec 2020
Harrogate district covid rates fall by two-thirds during lockdown
The Harrogate district is set to end the second lockdown with a far lower rate of covid than when it started.
Government figures today reveal the district has an average seven-day rate of infection of 92 people per 100,000, compared with 277 people per 100,000 on November 5.
This means the rate has fallen by about two-thirds since lockdown began.
The England average is currently 154 and the North Yorkshire average is 107.
The R number has fallen from a peak of 1.6 last month to 0.6 today. This means every 10 people with covid will infect another six.
Public Health England recorded another 18 positive test results today, which is well below the 95 on November 9.
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There were no further deaths reported today at either Harrogate District Hospital or in the district's care homes.
Killinghall and Hampsthwaite remains the district's covid hotspot, with 26 infections in the last seven days.
The next highest is Ouseburn, Hammerton and Tockwith with 18.
Pateley Bridge and Nidd Valley, Masham, Kirkby Malzeard and North Stainley and Ripon North and West have not recorded a single new infection for at least seven days.
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