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13
May 2021
Five further cases of covid in Harrogate district
Another five cases of covid have been confirmed in the Harrogate district. Nearly 100,000 people have had a first dose of a vaccine in the district.
The Coronavirus test site on Dragon Road in Harrogate.
Another five covid cases have been confirmed in the Harrogate district.
According to Public Health England figures, it takes the total number of cases since last March to 7,724.
It comes as a case of the Indian variant of covid was recorded in York, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
The district’s seven-day covid rate has increased to 18 per 100,000 people.
Elsewhere, the North Yorkshire average is 23 and the England rate is 24.
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Meanwhile, 99,494 people have had a first dose of a covid vaccine in the Harrogate district - an increase of 591 on last week
According to NHS England statistics, 50,031 people have had a second dose.
It means that 149,525 doses have been given in total in the district.
No further deaths from patients who tested positive for covid have been recorded at Harrogate District Hospital.
The last covid death reported at the hospital was on April 11. The death toll remains at 179 since the start of the pandemic.
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