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Oct 2021
Another 150 covid cases in Harrogate district as rate reaches 734
Public health officials said today school pupils are driving the rapid increase in infections in the Harrogate district and headteachers are being urged to bring back face masks and postpone after-school activities.
A further 150 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the Harrogate district in the last 24 hours, according to the latest Public Health England figures.
It brings Harrogate's total number of cases to 19,271 since the start of the pandemic. The district has a seven-day infection rate of 734 per 100,000 people.
The rate in the Harrogate district is the highest in Yorkshire and the eleventh highest in England.
Public health officials said today school pupils were driving the rapid increase in infections in the Harrogate district.
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Headteachers have been urged to bring back face masks and postpone after-school activities.
Despite the rise in infections, deaths and hospitalisations remain lower than previous waves with 15 covid-positive patients at Harrogate District Hospital on Monday.
According to the latest NHS data, the hospital in Harrogate has not reported any new coronavirus deaths today.
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