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Nov 2020
Harrogate Hospital reports another coronavirus death
Harrogate District Hospital has announced another death from a patient who tested positive for coronavirus.
According to NHS England figures, it takes the total number of deaths at the hospital to 88.
Meanwhile, a further 68 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed across the Harrogate district today.
This daily increase comes a day after Boris Johnson announced the country would go into a second national lockdown from Thursday, November 5.
Today's figures take the total number of cases in the district since the start of the pandemic to 2,439.
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- Yesterday, 71 people in the Harrogate district tested positive for covid.
- The retail industry will be hit hard by the second lockdown, one Harrogate retailer said it would be "devastating".
The lockdown means all non-essential shops, hospitality and beauty salons will once again have to close until December 2.
In his announcement yesterday evening the Prime Minister said he hoped these restrictions would curb the infection rate to allow people to see their families in time for Christmas.
The Harrogate Business Improvement District (BID) warned that the impact of this second lockdown could mean some businesses "won't reopen".
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