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Dec 2021
Harrogate district covid rate now above 600
As the UK reported another record day for covid cases, the Harrogate district's seven-day rate has increase above 600 infections per 100,000 people.
The Harrogate district’s covid rate is now above 600 per 100,000 people as infections soar.
A further 125 cases have been confirmed in the district, according to latest government figures.
The district's seven-day rate has climbed over the past week as the Omicron variant continues to spread across the UK.
The district’s average now stands at 644 infections per 100,000 people.
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Across the county, the average stands at 562 and the England rate has soared to 1,006.
The figures comes as 119,789 cases were reported across the UK. The number is another record day for covid infections nationally.
Meanwhile, UK Health Security Agency figures show that a total of 99,081 booster and third vaccines have been given in the Harrogate district so far.
No further deaths from patients who tested positive for covid have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital, according to NHS England.
Latest available figures show 13 covid patients are being treated at Harrogate District Hospital - an increase from eight last week.
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