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06
Jan 2021
Harrogate district covid cases hit another high as 157 confirmed
The district’s seven-day infection rate has rocketed to 387 people per 100,000 after today's record daily increase. Health bosses in North Yorkshire warn case rates will worsen in the coming weeks.
The Coronavirus testing site on Dragon Road, Harrogate.
The Harrogate district’s daily coronavirus cases hit another record high today as infection rates continues to soar.
Latest Public Health England data show a further 157 people tested positive in the last 24 hours.
The figure is an increase on the previous record high of 141 on Monday.
It takes the total number of cases in the district since the start of the pandemic to 5,040.
Central Harrogate is the worst affected area, with 43 infections in the last seven days.
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The district’s seven-day infection rate has now increased to 387 people per 100,000. Richmondshire remains the highest district rate in the county with 469.
The county-wide rate stands at 399, and the England average is 608.
The figures come as public health bosses in North Yorkshire warned yesterday that case rates will likely worsen over the next two weeks.
Officials said the new variant of coronavirus, which spreads between people easily, was almost certainly in the county.
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