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24

Dec 2020

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32 more coronavirus cases in Harrogate district today

Published: 24 Dec 2020, 18:51 GMT

by Calvin Robinson

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The district's seven-day average rate of infection is 86 people per 100,000 — the lowest in the county and well below the England average of 353. Three households in tier two North Yorkshire will be allowed to mix on Christmas Day.

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A further 32 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed today as the Harrogate district heads into Christmas.

It takes the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 4,090.

The district still has the lowest seven-day average rate of infection in North Yorkshire, with 86 infections per 100,000 people.

The seven-day average for North Yorkshire is 142. It is 353 for England.

The R number, which refers to the rate at which the virus spreads in the community, has risen to 0.9 in the Harrogate district.

This means every 10 people infected will pass on the virus to nine people.



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North Yorkshire is in tier two, which means three households will be able to mix on December 25 only.

NHS bosses have said the Harrogate Nightingale hospital remains on standby amid fears over the spread of a new mutant strain of coronavirus.