Harrogate District Hospital today recorded its 100th coronavirus death since the start of the pandemic.
The grim milestone comes on the day England ended its second lockdown.
The hospital reported its first coronavirus death on March 16.
NHS England figures out this afternoon revealed the latest death happened at the hospital on Monday.
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The hospital is currently caring for 22 coronavirus patients, which is nine fewer than the same time last week.
North Yorkshire is well below the England seven-day average rate of infection at 107 per 100,000 people, compared to 154 per 100,000 nationally.
The Harrogate district has the lowest rate in North Yorkshire at 92 per 100,000. Selby is the highest with 134.6 per 100,000.
More cases and one more coronavirus death in Harrogate
There are 22 new cases in the Harrogate district today as the hospital reports another coronavirus death.
Public Health England figures for the district, which have been dropping steadily since the start of November, are now at 3,536 cases overall.
Harrogate District Hospital is now at 99 coronavirus deaths in total after it reported one more death today.
The death, while reported today, happened on Thursday. November 26.
It also comes as the Harrogate district prepares to move into tier two restrictions on Wednesday as the national lockdown ends.
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