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Apr 2020
Two further deaths confirmed in Harrogate district as work continues to build Nightingale hospital
Two more people have died at Harrogate District Hospital after contracting coronavirus, bringing the total to eight.
The two patients both died on Friday, April 3. No further details have been released, but NHS England said they were among the 637 deaths confirmed today around the UK - including a five-year-old child.
The number of confirmed cases in North Yorkshire has risen to 218 in figures released today, with more than 33,000 across the country. The total number of fatalities in the UK now stands at 3,939.
Meanwhile, work has continued today at Harrogate Convention Centre, which is being turned into a 500-bed Nightingale hospital.
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