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15

Mar 2020

Coronavirus
Coronavirus

First coronavirus case confirmed in Harrogate

Published: 15 Mar 2020, 16:19 GMT

Updated: 16 Mar 2020, 18:14 GMT

by Tamsin O'Brien

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Harrogate District Hospital says the patient is being very safely cared for by a highly skilled team and all of the appropriate protection measures are in place

coronavirus

Harrogate District Hospital confirmed yesterday afternoon that it had its first coronavirus patient.

Robert Harrison, Chief Operating Officer at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, said:Robert Harrison, Chief Operating Officer at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, said:

“We can confirm that we are currently caring for a patient who has tested positive for the COVID-19 infection. They are being very safely cared for by our highly skilled team at Harrogate District Hospital and all of the appropriate protection measures are in place.
“As always, our prime concern is to respect patient confidentiality at all times and we would ask the media to do the same.
“Services continue to run as usual across the hospital.”


Yesterday the total number of confirmed cases in the UK has reached 1,372 cases with 35 deaths.

On Thursday the Government moved from the "containment" phase to the "delay" phase and Public Health England will no longer be publishing regional numbers for people testing positive to the virus.  It's thought the government may announce a ban on mass gatherings in the coming days.



For the latest advice from Harrogate District Hospital  on COVID-19 click here