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Nov 2021
Harrogate district covid cases rise by 109
The Harrogate district has recorded 109 covid cases in today's Public Health England figures. However, the number of people being treated for covid at Harrogate District Hospital has dropped to 22.
The Harrogate district has reported 109 cases of covid, according to Public Health England figures.
The district’s seven-day average case rate is 480 per 100,000 people, which is the second-highest rate in North Yorkshire.
Across the county, the average rate is 444 and the England average is 363.
No further deaths from patients who tested positive for coronavirus have been recorded at Harrogate District Hospital, according to NHS England figures.
Since March 2020, 197 people have died with covid at the hospital.
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Meanwhile, the number of covid patients at Harrogate District Hospital remains stable with 22 currently receiving treatment – a slight fall from 25 this time last week.
The government announced today that third vaccine doses will now be offered to all over-40s in the UK after advice from the government scientists.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation also said 16 and 17-year-olds, initially offered only a single dose, should now receive a second.
It is hoped the move will top up protection and help limit the spread of the virus over winter which bosses at Harrogate District Hospital previously warned will be “more challenging than ever before”.
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