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28

Sept 2021

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Harrogate district covid rate hits new record high

Published: 28 Sep 2021, 16:43 BST

by Calvin Robinson

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The seven-day average currently stands at 545 infections per 100,000 people — the highest it has been since covid began. The national average is 332.

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The Harrogate district’s seven-day covid rate has reached its highest level since the start of the covid pandemic.

Latest figures show the rate has increased to 545 cases per 100,000 people, surpassing the previous high of 534, which occurred in July.

The national average is 332.

Another 118 infections were reported in the district today by Public Health England.

However, hospitalisations remain much lower than previous waves with 10 covid-positive patients receiving treatment in Harrogate District Hospital as of last Wednesday



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No further deaths from patients who tested positive for coronavirus have been recorded at Harrogate District Hospital.

Elsewhere, 128,131 people have received a first covid vaccine in the Harrogate district and 120,309 have had a second dose.