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Apr 2021
Slight increase in covid cases in Harrogate district continues
Nine coronavirus cases have been reported today in the Harrogate district by Public Health England.
Although the number remains low, there has been an increase in cases this week compared with last week.
The total since the start of the pandemic now stands at 7,617.
The district's seven-day average rate of infection is now 20 per 100,000. This is below the county's average of is 25 per 100,000 and the England average of 28.
No further covid deaths have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital. The total since the start of the pandemic remains at 179.
The hospital said today it has five inpatients with coronavirus.
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- Harrogate Hospital is to turn single-use plastics, including face masks, into reusable material with new machine.
- 25 pharmacies have signed up to be collection points for covid tests.
In other covid news, it has been revealed today that for 19 days in the summer, vaccinations will be suspended at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate.
This is to allow events, including the Great Yorkshire Show, to go ahead.
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