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27
Dec 2020
R number rises to 1 in Harrogate district
A further 19 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the Harrogate district today.
Today's figures from Public Health England take the district's total number of infections since the start of the pandemic to 4,176.
The seven-day average rate of infection for the district has risen to 118 per 100,000. But it still remains considerably lower than the national average of 366.
The Harrogate district has the lowest rate of the seven local authority areas in North Yorkshire. The area with the highest rate is Scarborough with 238.
The R number in the Harrogate district has risen to one, which means the spread of the covid virus is no longer shrinking.
Every 10 people infected pass on the virus to another 10.
The total number of coronavirus deaths at Harrogate District Hospital remains at 106. This has not risen since December 10.
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