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Dec 2020

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Harrogate district escapes tier change in latest review

Published: 23 Dec 2020, 15:30 GMT

Updated: 23 Dec 2020, 15:54 GMT

by Calvin Robinson

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In a 3pm government update, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said huge swathes of the country will be moved up a tier on Boxing Day - but North Yorkshire will remain in tier 2.

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock made the announcement this afternoon.

The Harrogate district is to remain in tier two as millions more people in England learned this afternoon they will be put under tougher restrictions on Boxing Day.

In a 3pm government coronavirus update, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that huge swathes of the country will be moved up tiers on December 26.

Essex, Norfolk, Sussex, Surrey, Oxfordshire and Hampshire will go into tier four.

Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Swindon, Isle of Wight, New Forest, Northamptonshire, Cheshire and Warrington will enter tier three restrictions.

And Cornwall and Herefordshire will move into tier two,

Minsters discussed further restrictions today amid fears that a new variant of coronavirus is spreading.

Mr Hancock said this wasn't the news he wanted to deliver at Christmas. He added:

"Just as we have got a tiered system in place, we have discovered a new more contagious virus, a variant which is spreading at a dangerous rate."





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  • Scarborough could drag Harrogate district into tier three

  • 'Show patience' on covid turnaround, says Andrew Jones MP





Mr Hancock also announced all data on the Oxford vaccine has been submitted to the UK’s medicine regulator for approval.

Public health bosses in North Yorkshire warned this week people should brace themselves for the new variant.

They also warned that Scarborough’s case rate could see the county moved up to tier three if not brought under control.

Scarborough has the highest case rate in the county with 269 infections per 100,000 people; the Harrogate district has the lowest at 89.

The county’s seven-day case average currently stands at 139 per 100,000 people, below that of the England average at 319.