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Jul 2021
Last Updated: 20/07/2021
Harrogate district records highest covid rate since start of pandemic
The Harrogate district's seven-day covid rate exceeds 500 infections per 100,000 people for the first time. But nobody has died with covid for more than three months.
The Harrogate district has recorded its highest covid rate since the start of the pandemic.
Today’s figure shows that the district has a seven-day average of 509 infections per 100,000 people.
It has surpassed the seven-day average of 497 that was recorded on January 7.
The overall North Yorkshire rate stands at 570 and the England average is 520.
Another 118 infections were recorded in the district today by Public Health England.
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However, no covid-related deaths have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital in more than three months.
NHS England figures show that the covid death toll at the hospital since March 2020 remains at 179.
Latest statistics show that the hospital is treating five patients who tested positive for covid.
So far, 121,974 people have received a first covid vaccine in the Harrogate district and 101,048 have had a second dose.
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