Subscribe to trusted local news
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
- Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan.
Already a subscriber? Log in here.
24
Jun 2022
New covid advice after Harrogate district rate triples in June
People are being urged to take measures to avoid covid after the rate of infection tripled in the Harrogate district this month.
The covid rate had been decreasing across North Yorkshire since the end of March. But the trend has reversed in recent weeks due to a more transmissible variant of Omicron.
At the end of May, the district's rate of infection was 55 people per 100,000. It is now 172.
Dr Victoria Turner, public health consultant at North Yorkshire County Council, said:
Dr Turner said getting vaccinated, meeting outdoors or in well-ventilated areas indoors, wearing face coverings in enclosed spaces, and good hand and respiratory hygiene would reduce the risk of transmission.
Read more:
- Online meetings during covid saved council £4m
- Harrogate council charge police over £110,000 for CCTV since 2016
She also advised people with covid symptoms to try to stay at home for five days following the day of their positive result.
Free covid testing is no longer available for most people, but tests can be bought from pharmacies. Dr Turner said:
Sue Peckitt, NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group chief nurse and director of nursing and quality, added:
0