Nine more people in the Harrogate district have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the latest daily figure by Public Health England.

The figure takes the total number of cases in the district to 919.

Despite the increase, Harrogate was not among the places in North Yorkshire has not been named as an ‘area of concern’ by Public Health England.

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Everywhere, Selby District Council and Scarborough Borough Council were identified as areas of concern due to a rise in coronavirus cases.

The North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum, which is a group of organisations that coordinates the county’s response to coronavirus, said during the week it was concerned about rising infection rates in Harrogate.

But the town has so far been spared any extra measures amid rising concerns nationally about the increase in infections.