The Harrogate district’s seven-day covid rate has crept up again as a further 151 cases have been reported by Public Health England.
The district’s average now stands at 578 per 100,000 people.
Across North Yorkshire, the rate is 505 and the England average is 412.
No further deaths from patients who tested positive for coronavirus have been recorded at Harrogate District Hospital, according to NHS England figures.
However, the hospital was treating 25 covid patients as of Monday — a rise from 19 on last week.
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Harrogate creeps back up to third highest covid rate in North Yorkshire
The Harrogate district has creeped back up to the third highest covid rate in North Yorkshire.
It comes as the area records another 198 coronavirus cases today, according to the latest Public Health England figures.
That takes the seven-day coronavirus rate for the district up to 524 per 100,000, which is only lower than Craven and Ryedale in North Yorkshire respectively.
North Yorkshire’s average is 504 per 100,000 and England’s is 438.
Although daily cases remain relatively high, Harrogate District Hospital has not reported any further covid patient deaths today. It reamins at 93 covid deaths in total.
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The hospital was treating 19 covid patients as of Monday.
It was also announced this week that 12-15 year olds can now book their covid vaccines appointments.
As of today, a total of 130,616 first doses have been delivered and 122,087 second doses of the vaccine. No figures are currently available for boosters.
Harrogate district covid rate falling rapidlyThe Harrogate district reported another 119 cases of covid today, as the seven-day rate continues to fall.
The rate has dropped to 573 per 100,000 people — well below the 740 mark it achieved on October 16.
Ryedale and Craven both now have higher rates in North Yorkshire.
The county average is 543 and the England rate stands at 479.
No further covid deaths have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital, according to latest NHS England figures.
The hospital was treating 19 covid patients as of Monday.
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Meanwhile, 12 to 15-year-olds can now book their covid vaccine appointments on the NHS website.
The large vaccination site at Askham Bar on the outskirts of York and the Homecare Pharmacy site in Knaresborough are among the venues offering vaccine appointments.
Elland Road stadium in Leeds is also available to book.
Another covid death as case rates climb in Harrogate districtHarrogate District Hospital has recorded another coronavirus death as case rates in the district continue to climb to new highs.
The patient died on Tuesday last week but the hospital reported the death today. It takes the hospital’s covid-related death total to 192.
As of last Thursday, the hospital was treating 14 covid patients – well below last winter’s peak of 67.
Public Health England said today another 147 people have tested positive for the virus in the Harrogate district.
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Case rates in the Harrogate district are so high that North Yorkshire County Council has called an urgent meeting to discuss them tomorrow.
The district’s seven-day rate is now 733 per 100,000 population, which is far higher than the current England average of 448.
North Yorkshire County Council will host the virtual meeting tomorrow from 10.30am until 11am, when health officials will brief the media on the situation.
Harrogate district covid rate soars above 700The Harrogate district’s seven-day covid rate of infection has risen above 700 per 100,000 for the first time.
Public Health England recorded another 174 cases today, which elevated the rate from 682 yesterday to 723 today.
The North Yorkshire rate is 528 and the England rate is 436.
Harrogate west and Pannal Ash is the current covid hotspot, with 97 infections in the last seven days.
Dishforth, Baldersby and Markington have recorded the fewest cases, with just 25.
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Most daily covid infections ever in Harrogate district
The Harrogate district has reported another record high for daily covid cases.
A further 202 cases were confirmed today by Public Health England. The figure surpasses the previous high of 191 on October 11.
The district’s seven-day covid rate now stands at 637 per 100,000.
The North Yorkshire average is 504 and the England rate stands at 395.
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No further covid deaths have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital, according to latest NHS England figures.
Harrogate District Hospital is currently treating 18 covid patients — the most since March this year when the hospital was recovering from its busiest coronavirus period
Harrogate district covid rate rises above 600The Harrogate district seven-day covid rate has risen above 600 for the first time after another 141 infections were confirmed today by Public Health England.
The gap between infection rates in the district and the county and national averages continues to widen. The North Yorkshire rate is 456 and the England rate is 357.
The district with the next highest rate in the county is Craven, at 494.
Harrogate West and Pannal Ash has recorded the most cases within the district in the lasts even days, with 66.
Knaresborough Central has recorded the fewest, with 22.
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Harrogate district covid rate remains highest in North Yorkshire
The Harrogate district’s seven-day covid rate remains the highest in North Yorkshire at 573 infections per 100,000 people.
The next highest in the county is Craven, at 480. The countywide average is 444 and the rate for England it is 348.
Public Health England today reported a further 156 cases in the Harrogate district, which takes the total since the pandemic began to 17,644.
Elsewhere, 129,408 people have received a first covid vaccine in the Harrogate district and 120,863 have had a second dose.
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Daily covid cases hit another high in Harrogate district
The Harrogate district has recorded another record high for daily covid cases, according to latest government figures.
Public Health England statistics today show 177 cases have been reported.
The figure surpasses the previous record high for daily infections, which stood at 172 on January 4.
Meanwhile, the district’s seven-day covid rate stands at 546 per 100,000 people.
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The North Yorkshire average is 429 and the England rate stands at 333.
No further covid deaths have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital, according to latest NHS England figures.
Elsewhere, 128,300 people have received a first covid vaccine in the Harrogate district and 120,726 have had a second dose.
Covid infections in school children rise by two-thirdsCovid cases among school-age children in North Yorkshire have risen by two-thirds since the return of classes, new figures show.
Official figures from Public Health England show infections among all five to 19-year-olds in the county rose by two-thirds – or 66% – between the start of the school term on September 6 and the end of the month.
It comes after Louise Wallace, director of public health for North Yorkshire, last week said infections across all age groups in the county were being “driven” by school-age children.
Under new rules at schools and unlike previous terms, neither close contacts of confirmed cases nor bubble groups have to go home and isolate – only those pupils who test positive.
Other measures remain in place including twice-weekly testing, stepped-up cleaning regimes and ventilation in classrooms.
Nonetheless, there are still concerns over further disruptions to education as the virus continues to spread at high rates and during such early stages of the school term.
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This has prompted health officials at North Yorkshire County Council to offer reassurances that action is being taken and extra support remains on standby.
A council spokesperson said:
“Our outbreak management hub is on hand to provide support and advice to schools and other organisations in the event of an outbreak.
“In some circumstances, previous measures used can be brought back for a temporary period if reducing mixing between groups is seen as necessary to prevent the spread of covid.
“Schools have outbreak management plans in place to manage any outbreaks and their covid risk assessments.
“The plans are continually being reviewed and updated.”
Will school restrictions come back?
The measures which could be brought back in the event of an outbreak include stopping the mixing of pupils at break time and the use of face masks, the council said.
These measures were in place during the previous summer term, but were lifted by the government as the school year ended.
Meanwhile, school children aged 12 to 15 are now being urged to take up their offer of a single Pfizer vaccine dose. Parental permission is required for these jabs, unlike those for teenagers aged 16 and 17, who were offered vaccines from August.
Speaking last week, Ms Wallace said she was hopeful that the recent rise in infections would ease in the coming weeks.
She said:
“We are seeing an increase in the daily rate across North Yorkshire and we are slightly above the England average, which is quite unusual as we usually track it or are slightly below.
“But I am hopeful that this will start to settle and fall back in line as the next few weeks go by.”
Latest figures yesterday showed North Yorkshire’s weekly infection rate per 100,000 people currently stands at 434 – still above the England average of 331.
A breakdown of the numbers shows the Harrogate district has the highest infection rate in the county at 530.
This is followed by 468 in Scarborough, 448 in Hambleton, 425 in Selby, 392 in Craven, 281 in Richmondshire and 271 in Ryedale.