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22
Apr 2020
Two more coronavirus deaths at Harrogate hospital
Two more patients who tested positive for coronavirus have died at Harrogate District Hospital.
The latest two deaths from Monday and Tuesday takes the hospital's coronavirus deaths total up to 36 so far.
103 coronavirus patients were today confirmed to have died in the North East and Yorkshire region.
Hospitals in England reported that a further 665 patients have died, taking the country's total up 16,272.
Patients were aged between 26 and 102 years old. 26 of the 665 patients, who were aged between 48 and 95 years old had no known underlying health conditions.
Their families have been informed.
Scotland reported 77 deaths, Wales recorded 15 but Northern Ireland has not yet released its numbers.
These figures do not account for deaths outside the hospital of people who were not tested but died of suspected coronavirus.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust will release figures for the number of people who have been treated and discharged on a weekly basis. As of last Thursday, 51 people who had been admitted to the hospital have gone home.
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