The government has explained how the Harrogate district avoided the toughest tier rules.
While case rates had been rising rapidly before the latest lockdown, they are improving in all but one of the districts in North Yorkshire.
The rates are lower than other parts of Yorkshire and the Humber, most of which are in tier three.
Scarborough, while at a higher rate than the rest of North Yorkshire, has seen its cases falling.
Positivity of cases is at 8.5%. The government will keep an eye on these indicators and may even change the tiers in a couple of weeks when they are up for review.
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Areas in tier three tend to not only have higher rates than North Yorkshire but also have pressure on NHS hospitals.
Meanwhile there were no new deaths reported at Harrogate District Hospital. The total count remains at 98.
Daily cases also continue to fall in the Harrogate district. The latest figures show an increase of 14 today up to a total of 3,514.