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Oct 2020
Harrogate hospital currently treating 10 coronavirus patients
Harrogate District Hospital currently has 10 coronavirus patients with one in intensive care.
Amanda Bloor, accountable officer at North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, revealed the figures at a North Yorkshire Resilience Forum press briefing yesterday.
Ms Bloor said there were 116 coronavirus patients in hospitals across the county, which was well below the level in the early days of the pandemic in spring.
She said:
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She added that accident and emergency and 999 call demand had returned to pre-covid levels.
Harrogate District Hospital set aside 100 beds for covid patients in preparation for the second wave.
Hospital bosses said last month that they were more confident of coping this time.
The number of coronavirus cases in the Harrogate district has increased sharply since the start of September.
However, there has not been a death reported at Harrogate hospital since September 29.
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