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Aug 2021

Last Updated: 04/08/2021

Health

Number of North Yorkshire covid patients falls, with eight in Harrogate

by Carl Gavaghan, Local Democracy Reporter

| 04 Aug, 2021

The number of patients being treated for covid in Harrogate District Hospital has fallen to eight. Across hospitals in North Yorkshire there are 131 patients now receiving treatment.

Harrogate District Hospital.

The number of covid patients in hospitals in North Yorkshire has fallen, with eight currently being treated in Harrogate.

Across hospitals which serve the county there are 131 patients now receiving treatment for coronavirus, a drop of five but the number in intensive care is up by six to 22.

There are eight covid patients in Harrogate District Hospital - a fall from nine last week.

Meanwhile, 27 are being treated in York and 89 in South Tees.

Amanda Bloor, accountable officer of the North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, told a press briefing of the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum today that vaccinations remained open to those aged between 18 to 29 and urged people to come forward.

She said:

“Data suggest that around 70 per cent of people in this age range across North Yorkshire and York have had one dose and 24 per cent have had their second dose.

“Vaccinations are available for all adults through pre-booked and walk-in appointments, and we are encouraging everyone to take up the offer.

“The vaccination remains a personal choice and while we can make accessing the vaccination as easy as possible, we may find that some people opt not to take up the offer.”

Harrogate's coronavirus infection rate per 100,000 people now stands at 247 - a drop from a high of 534 last month.

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Meanwhile, Louise Wallace, the county’s director of public health, said that despite the drop the figures were still high.

She added:

“The decline in cases is always good news and it is encouraging, but it is probably too soon to say if this is a downward and sustained trend.

“So we keep a real close eye on the case rates to see what is happening.

“Just remember that when [cases rates are above] 200 it is still relatively high, which is why I just want to urge everybody to take care and take things slowly.

“We do need to see whether this is absolutely a continued and sustained trend before we change any of our behaviours.”

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