Harrogate district reports 79 further coronavirus cases

The Harrogate district has had a further 79 cases of coronavirus confirmed, according to today’s Public Health England figures.

It takes the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 6,163.

The seven-day average rate of infection for the district stands at 325 people per 100,000.

The county-wide average is 303 and the national rate 467.

Killinghall and Hampsthwaite remains the area in the district with the most covid infections in the past seven-days, with 60 cases.

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Amanda Bloor, accountable officer at North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, told a press briefing of the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum today that 44 covid patients were currently being treated at Harrogate District Hospital.

Hospitals across the county have 471 positive covid patients — an increase of 84 on last week.

The current figure is 169 more than the peak of the first lockdown.

No further deaths from patients who tested positive for coronavirus have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital, according to NHS England data.

Killinghall and Hampsthwaite becomes Harrogate district’s covid hotspot

Killinghall and Hampsthwaite has recorded more covid cases than anywhere else in the Harrogate district in the last seven days.

According to government figures, Killinghall and Hampsthwaite had 54 infections in the last week.

The next highest sub-district areas are Harrogate West and Pannal and Knaresborough Central, which both had 50 cases.

Across North Yorkshire as a whole, Catterick Garrison and Colburn reported the most infections with 99.

It comes as a further 72 coronavirus cases were confirmed in the Harrogate district today by Public Health England.

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The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic is now 6,084.

The district’s seven-day rate of infection has increased slightly again to 322 people per 100,000. The county-wide average is 308, while the national rate stands at 478.

No further deaths from patients who tested positive for coronavirus have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital.

Harrogate district braced for Storm Christoph

Residents in the Harrogate district are bracing themselves for heavy rain and floods as Storm Christoph heads towards northern England.

If the storm, which the Met Office has just named, combines with melting snow it could lead to major problems.

Forecasters have an amber warning in place from 6am tomorrow through to 12pm on Thursday.

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The amber warning currently covers the south of Harrogate as well as Nidderdale and Pateley Bridge.

A yellow warning (which is less severe than amber) for rain is also in place for the rest of the Harrogate district, including Ripon, Masham and Knaresborough.

Both include warnings of flooded homes and roads, leading to some communities being cut off as well as a “danger to life” warning.

Chief meteorologist Dan Suri said:

“Following a cold spell where the main hazard was snow, our focus now turns to notably heavy rain moving across the UK this week.

“Some locations could see over 100mm of rain falling through the course just a couple of days with up to 200mm possible over higher ground.

“These amounts of rainfall along with snow melt present a real threat of flooding and people should keep a close eye on flood warnings.”

Harrogate district records 73 further covid infections

The Harrogate district has recorded a further 73 covid cases in the latest daily figures from Public Health England.

The seven-day average is now 317 people per 100,000, which is slightly up on yesterday but well down on the record high of 498 on January 7.

No further covid hospital deaths were announced today.

Meanwhile, NHS England figures show that more than 3.5 million people nationally have now received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

The figure, which is data for up to yesterday, also revealed that 610,684 people have had the first dose in North East and Yorkshire.

There is currently no data available on how many people specifically in the district have been vaccinated.

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It comes as the government has said those aged 70 and over will be invited to be vaccinated this week.

According to the latest census data, 26,278 people in the Harrogate district are aged between 65 and 84 – which is 16% of the local population.

 

York vaccination site to offer jabs to people within 45 minutes travel

A national mass vaccination hub is set to open in York which will offer coronavirus vaccines for people who live within a 45 minute travel time of the city.

The centre will be opened at Moor Lane car park in the city and first vaccinations are set to be given on Monday.

Nimbuscare, an organisation representing 11 GP practices in York, will run the centre. The NHS will send out letters to invite people for appointments.

The site will become the latest vaccine site to open near Harrogate, with another due to set up at Elland Road stadium in Leeds.

Currently, vaccines are being offered to people in the Harrogate district at the Great Yorkshire Showground.

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Professor Mike Holmes, a GP in York, told a City of York Council Executive meeting yesterday that the new centre will offer up to 8,000 extra appointments in its first phase of the expansion of the site.

It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson set a target for all the high priority groups to be offered a vaccine by February 15.

The rollout of the programme will see mass vaccination centres set up across the country.

But, a local care boss in Harrogate said the lack of communication on the programme has left her “frustrated”.

Health officials have urged people in the Harrogate district and across North Yorkshire to be patient as they rollout the vaccine.

Harrogate district records 77 further covid cases

A further 77 cases of coronavirus were recorded in the Harrogate district yesterday.

It takes the total number of cases since the started of the pandemic up to 5,771.

The figures from Public Health England were delayed last night over the processing of deaths data.

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The seven-day case rate for the district has fallen to 354 per 100,000 people. Currently, the national rate stands at 498, while the North Yorkshire average is 344.

Meanwhile, figures from Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust show a further 32 covid patients were discharged from hospital this week.

A total of 367 patients have been discharged since the start of the pandemic.

Harrogate hospital covid death total reaches 117

Another patient who tested positive for coronavirus has died at Harrogate District Hospital, it was revealed today.

According to NHS England, the death was reported on January 13. It takes the total number of deaths at the hospital since March up to 117.

Currently, 47 patients are being treated for coronavirus at the district hospital.

Figures from the NHS also show a total of 433,045 vaccinations have been carried out in North East and Yorkshire up to January 10.

In that time, 370,694 people have received the first dose of the vaccine in the region.

Public Health England’s daily figure for the number of new coronavirus cases in the Harrogate district was delayed today, and was still not available at the time of publication.

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Harrogate district covid cases increase again as 145 reported

A further 145 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Harrogate district today, according to Public Health England figures.

The number takes the total cases since the start of the pandemic to 5,694.

Meanwhile, the district’s seven-day rate of infection currently stands at 411 people per 100,000.

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The rate for North Yorkshire is 380 and the national figure is 582.

No further deaths from patients who tested positive for coronavirus have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital.

Earlier today, North Yorkshire Police said officers would get tougher on covid rule breakers.

Superintendent Mike Walker, gold commander for the police response in the county to covid, said officers had dealt with cases of people coming from outside the county to beauty spots and others holding birthday parties.

 

70 further covid cases as hospital postpones surgeries

A further 70 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Harrogate district today, as hospital bosses postpone some non-emergency surgeries to deal with the increase in covid patients.

It takes the total amount of cases since the start of the pandemic to 5,549.

The district’s seven-day case rate stands at 426 people per 100,000. The county average is 401 and the national rate is 609.

All three figures are down on yesterday.

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One further death from a patient who tested positive for coronavirus has been confirmed today at Harrogate District Hospital.

It takes the total number of deaths since March to 116.

According to NHS England data, the death was reported on January 10.

Earlier today, the hospital announced it is to postpone some elective surgeries to deal with the rising number of coronavirus patients.

The number of coronavirus patients in the hospital has more than doubled from 19 to 46 in the past week.

Parts of Harrogate district miss out on vaccine centre pledge

Those north of Ripon and living in large parts of Nidderdale are missing out on the government’s vaccine centre pledge.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised that everyone will be within 10 miles of a vaccine centre, but there is still work to do in North Yorkshire.

A map released as part of the UK Covid-19 vaccines delivery plan shows that, while there are two centres in Harrogate, there are no places to get a jab in Ripon or Nidderdale.

Residents in Masham currently have to travel to Leyburn or Northallerton if the NHS calls upon them to be vaccinated.

With the elderly and vulnerable first in line for a vaccine, the government believes that it is important they do not have to travel far.

96% of England’s population currently has a vaccine centre within 10 miles but the government hopes to increase that to 100% by the end of January.

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Its vaccine delivery plan outlines how 206 hospital hubs, 1,200 local vaccination sites and 50 large vaccination centres should be able to make that a reality.

The plan also reveals how in “highly rural areas,” where public transport is an issue, the local vaccination centre will be a mobile unit.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said in a government press conference yesterday:

“The third part of the plan is expanding where you can get vaccinated. As of Friday, 96% of the population in England lived within 10 miles of a vaccination site and we’re expanding the number of vaccination sites further, right across the whole of the UK.

“This expansion will include community pharmacy and roving vaccination centre on top of the hospitals and GP practices and the seven mass vaccination sites that we’ve opened.

“This huge expansion means that by the end of January, everyone will live within 10 miles of a vaccination centre either fixed or roving.”

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