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Aug 2020
Last Updated: 04/08/2020
Two further deaths at Harrogate district care homes
This new ONS data revealed that there have been five extra deaths at the hospital. That difference is where coronavirus is on the death certificate but not necessarily the cause of death.
Used swabs are deposited in a box to be sent off for testing
Care homes in the Harrogate district have recorded a further two coronavirus deaths - after two weeks of recording none for the first time in the pandemic.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures today, which cover up until July 24, show that care homes across the district have reported 106 deaths where coronavirus is the cause of death.
The figures also reveal that there have been five deaths at home, one death at a hospice, and two more deaths at “other communal establishments”, since the start of the outbreak.
Read more:
- When Harrogate district care homes passed 100 coronavirus deaths
- 12 cases of coronavirus in Harrogate district as rates remain low
Meanwhile, Harrogate District NHS Foundation Trust remains at 82 coronavirus deaths and said last week that it was not treating any coronavirus patients in its wards.
For that reason, the Stray Ferret paused its daily reporting of the coronavirus statistics from NHS England. We will continue to monitor the information and report any deaths as they are confirmed.
The new ONS data revealed that there have been five extra deaths at the hospital where covid is mentioned on the death certificate. However, they are not part of the official statistics, which only include cases where the virus is the cause of death.
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