Thirty-four more covid cases have been reported in the Harrogate district.

According to Public Health England figures, it takes the total number of infections since last March to 8,204.

The district’s seven-day covid rate currently stands at 103 case per 100,000 people.

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Elsewhere, the North Yorkshire rate is 93 and the England average is 112.

However, no covid-related deaths have been confirmed at Harrogate District Hospital since April 11.

The death toll at the hospital since the pandemic started remains at 179.