A further 23 people have received positive tests for covid-19 in the Harrogate district in the last 24 hours.

The figures released by Public Health England today reveal that a total of 3,805 people in the district have been diagnosed with the virus since the pandemic began.

Meanwhile, today’s figures also show that a further 1,307 people across Yorkshire and the Humber have tested positive. The total number of positive cases in the region since the outbreak started now stands at 226,546.

Across North Yorkshire, 646 new cases have been confirmed in the last seven days, of which 153 were in the Harrogate district.

The seven-day average case rate for the Harrogate district up to December 6 remains at 95 per 100,000 people. It had peaked at more than 300 in early November.

The rate for North Yorkshire as a whole is slightly higher, at 104.5.

As the vaccine roll-out begins, an announcement is expected next week about where in North Yorkshire it will be delivered. Up to now, vaccinations have only been carried out at central points, with the closes to Harrogate being Leeds.

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