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Jun 2021
Harrogate district daily covid infections rocket to 28
The Harrogate district has recorded another 28 cases of covid, according to today's statistics from Public Health England.
It is the highest daily number since February 17, when 31 people tested positive.
However, although the number of cases has increased, health bosses in North Yorkshire said today that no covid patients are currently being treated in Harrogate District Hospital.
And there hasn't been a covid-related death at the hospital since April 11. The hospital covid death toll remains at 179.
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According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Amanda Bloor, accountable officer for North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, said it was too early to say whether the county’s hospitals will see a spike in covid admissions.
She told a North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum press briefing today:
The Harrogate district’s seven-day covid rate has increased to 37 per 100,000 people after today's figures.
The North Yorkshire average stands at 32 and the England rate is 51.
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