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Jun 2021
Number of covid patients at Harrogate hospital falls to two
The number of covid patients at Harrogate District Hospital has fallen to two, despite a sharp rise in infections in the district.
In a sign that the vaccination programme is working, Amanda Bloor, accountable officer for NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group told North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum today there are now fewer covid patients at the hospital than last week, when there were three.
The number of cases of the Delta variant in the Harrogate district has nearly quadrupled in the last two weeks. The district’s seven-day rate of infection is now 155 per 100,000, just below the England average of 159.
Despite the steep rise, the hospital has not faced the same pressures as in previous waves. At the peak in February, there were 68 covid patients at Harrogate hospital.
According to the latest NHS England figures, the hospital's last covid-related death was reported on April 11.
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Ms Bloor also said today that Ripon racecourse vaccination site, which opened in February, is due to close in August.
The closure of the Great Yorkshire Showground vaccination centre in Harrogate this month has seen many people travel to Leeds, York or Bradford for jabs, although there are pharmacy sites in Knaresborough and Pateley Bridge.
Ms Bloor said pop-up vaccination sites could open in the district this year.
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