Harrogate district covid rate falls below 300 per 100,000 people

The Harrogate district’s seven-day covid rate has fallen below 300 cases per 100,000 people for the first time since the start of July.

The rate now stands at 294 having declined rapidly from a high of 534 just 11 days ago.

Elsewhere, the North Yorkshire rate stands at 311 and the England average is 321.

The district has recorded another 79 new covid cases in the last 24 hours, according to today’s Public Health England figures.

Harrogate District Hospital has not reported a covid-related death in three-and-a-half months.

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It means the covid death toll at the hospital since March 2020 remains at 179.

However, latest figures show that the hospital is treating nine covid patients compared with just three a week ago.

Elsewhere, 122,628 people have received a first covid vaccine in the Harrogate district and 103,445 have had a second dose.

Harrogate district covid rate continues to fall

The Harrogate district has recorded 69 new covid cases in the last 24 hours, according to today’s Public Health England figures.

It means the district now has a weekly average of 307 infections per 100,000 people, compared with 534 just 10 days ago

The North Yorkshire rate stands at 340 and the England average is 350.

Harrogate District Hospital has not recorded a covid-related death in three-and-a-half months.

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It means the covid death toll at the hospital since March 2020 remains at 179.

However, latest figures show that the hospital is treating nine covid patients compared with just three a week ago.

Elsewhere, 122,607 people have received a first covid vaccine in the Harrogate district and 103,352 have had a second dose.

Harrogate district records 31 covid cases as rate drops dramatically

The Harrogate district has recorded 31 covid cases in the last 24 hours as infection rates continue to decline sharply.

It is the joint lowest daily figure since June 20, when 15 infections were recorded.

According to the latest seven-day figures, the district has an average of 348 covid cases per 100,000 people. It was as high as 534 just nine days ago.

The North Yorkshire rate stands at 376 and the England average is 373.

Harrogate District Hospital has not recorded a covid-related death in three-and-a-half months.

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It means the covid death toll at the hospital since March 2020 remains at 179.

Latest Public Health England figures show that the hospital is treating three covid patients.

Elsewhere, 122,555 people have received a first covid vaccine in the Harrogate district and 103,213 have had a second dose.

Another 78 covid cases in Harrogate district as rates drop

The Harrogate district reported 78 covid cases yesterday, according to Public Health England figures.

The reporting of government statistics for July 24 were delayed due to problems with processing data.

Meanwhile, the district’s seven-day covid rate has dropped to 485 cases per 100,000 people.

The North Yorkshire average is 525 and the England rate is 498.

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Figures on the number of covid deaths at Harrogate District Hospital will be reported on Monday. Data is no longer published on a weekend.

But, the hospital has so far gone more than three months without reporting a death from a patient who tested positive for covid.

Latest NHS England figures show that the covid death toll at the hospital since March 2020 remains at 179.

So far, 122,325 people have received a first covid vaccine in the Harrogate district and 102,626 have had a second dose.

Harrogate district reports another 73 covid cases

The Harrogate district has reported a further 73 covid cases, according to Public Health England figures.

However, no covid-related deaths have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital in more than three months.

NHS England figures show that the covid death toll at the hospital since March 2020 remains at 179.

Meanwhile, the number of covid patients in North Yorkshire hospitals has increased by 40 per cent in the past week — but just three are in Harrogate.

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Elsewhere, the district’s seven-day covid rate has fallen.

The district’s average currently stands at 508 cases per 100,000 people.

The North Yorkshire rate is 567 and the England average is 528.

So far, 122,287 people have received a first covid vaccine in the Harrogate district and 102,539 have had a second dose.

Ripon Racecourse vaccine centre closes after giving 27,000 jabs

The covid vaccine site at Ripon Racecourse closed yesterday after staff and volunteers gave more than 27,000 jabs in almost six months.

It was led by the Yorkshire Health Network, which presented a plaque that thanked staff from the racecourse.

The centre had been set up in the Wakeman Bar, where race punters normally celebrate winners or commiserate over losses.

Yesterday’s baking hot sunshine was a sharp contrast to when the site opened on a snowy February afternoon.

Today was our last day as a vaccination centre. Huge thanks to everybody who made it possible! pic.twitter.com/SLpQr8ZI0a

— Ripon Races (@RiponRaces) July 22, 2021

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The closure in Ripon means the former Lidl in Knaresborough and Memorial Hall in Pateley Bridge are now the only permanent covid vaccine sites still open in the Harrogate district, after the Great Yorkshire Showground site closed last month.

Both sites will be offering walk-in vaccines without the need for an appointment tomorrow.

First and second doses of the Pfizer jab will be available at Pateley Bridge from 8am to 5.30pm.

The Knaresborough site on York Road will be offering first and second doses of the AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines from 9am to 1pm.

100 new covid cases reported in Harrogate district today

A total of 100 covid infections have been reported in the Harrogate district today, according to latest Public Health England figures.

However, no covid-related deaths have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital in more than three months and hospitalisations remain low at just three.

NHS England figures show that the covid death toll at the hospital since March 2020 remains at 179.

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The district’s seven-day average infection rate now stands at 532 cases per 100,000 people, which is the same average as England. The North Yorkshire average is 585.

Ripon south and east remains the covid hotspot, with 83 infections recorded in the last seven days. Central Harrogate, with 53, is the next highest.

 

Harrogate district reports another 101 covid cases

Another 101 cases of covid have been reported in the Harrogate district, according to latest Public Health England figures.

However, no covid-related deaths have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital in more than three months.

NHS England figures show that the covid death toll at the hospital since March 2020 remains at 179.

Meanwhile, the number of covid patients in North Yorkshire hospitals has increased by 40 per cent in the last week — but just three are in Harrogate.

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Elsewhere, the district’s seven day covid rate continues to rise.

The district’s average currently stands at 532 cases per 100,000 people.

The North Yorkshire rate is 585 and the England average is 532.

Harrogate district bucks trend of rising covid hospital patients

The number of covid patients in North Yorkshire hospitals has increased by 40 per cent in the last week — but just three are in Harrogate.

A media briefing today revealed there are currently 112 covid patients in the county compared with 80 a week ago.

There are three patients in each of Scarborough and Harrogate hospitals, 19 in York and 87 in South Tees.

Coronavirus rates have soared to record levels. Harrogate’s seven-day average rate of infection is now 511 cases per 100,000 people, surpassing the previous January peak. But the number of hospital patients being at Harrogate District Hospital is well below the 67 seen in February.

The North Yorkshire average rate of infection is 570 and the England rate is 520.

Locally, Ripon south and east has become the new covid hotspot, with 69 infections in the last seven days.

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Richard Webb, North Yorkshire County Council’s director of health and adult services told the media briefing of the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum there had been no cause for celebration following Freedom Day on Monday. He said:

“As we meet today it is quite a bleak and depressing record even though we have had on Monday the lifting of restrictions.

“The current county average across North Yorkshire is 570 per 100,000 and that is the highest recorded figure that we have had in North Yorkshire.

“We have the highest figure we have ever had in Scarborough, higher now than the surge that we had in November.

“So that is quite stark in terms of the situation that we are currently facing.”

Mr Webb added there had been a “significant spread of the virus amongst younger people”. However, case numbers were increasing in all age groups. He said:

“I would ask you to continue to wear your face mask, to keep your hand hygiene and to keep ,where you can, to a distance from other people.

“You may feel confident personally, however, other people may be anxious and they may not feel confident and they may be worried about the spread of this virus.”

Harrogate district records highest covid rate since start of pandemic

The Harrogate district has recorded its highest covid rate since the start of the pandemic.

Today’s figure shows that the district has a seven-day average of 509 infections per 100,000 people.

It has surpassed the seven-day average of 497 that was recorded on January 7.

The overall North Yorkshire rate stands at 570 and the England average is 520.

Another 118 infections were recorded in the district today by Public Health England.

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However, no covid-related deaths have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital in more than three months.

NHS England figures show that the covid death toll at the hospital since March 2020 remains at 179.

Latest statistics show that the hospital is treating five patients who tested positive for covid.

So far, 121,974 people have received a first covid vaccine in the Harrogate district and 101,048 have had a second dose.