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Oct 2020
30 coronavirus cases confirmed in Harrogate district today
The Harrogate district now has a seven-day rolling average of 160 infections per 100,000 people. The news comes as Harrogate District Hospital records its first covid death in more than three weeks.
A further 30 coronavirus infections have been confirmed in the Harrogate district in the last 24 hours.
It takes the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 1,835, according to Public Health England figures.
Meanwhile, a further 122 cases have been reported in the whole of North Yorkshire.
The number of coronavirus infections in the Harrogate district has increased sharply since the second wave of infections.
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The latest rolling seven-day average to October 18 shows the district has a rate of 160 per 100,000 people.
The figure is the third highest of the seven North Yorkshire district council areas, behind Craven on 172 and Selby on 177.
The first coronavirus death in three weeks was reported at Harrogate District Hospital today.
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