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17

Dec 2020

Health
Health

Just 11 new covid infections - but R number rises again

Published: 17 Dec 2020, 17:20 GMT

Updated: 17 Dec 2020, 20:14 GMT

by John Plummer

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The R number for the Harrogate district has risen from 0.4 last weekend to 0.7 today. North Yorkshire remained in tier two today, although restrictions will be eased for five days over Christmas.

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Just 11 new covid infections were reported today in the Harrogate district by Public Health England.

The figure is the joint second lowest daily amount since the start of the second wave of the pandemic.

However, yesterday's figure of 36 was the highest since November 23.

Although the daily statistics have varied considerably recently, the trend in the Harrogate district is definitely upwards.

The R number, which was just 0.4 last weekend, went up again today to 0.7. This means every 10 people infected will pass the virus on to another seven.

The district's seven-day average rate of infection to December 14 is 93 people per 100,000. This compares with 116 and 235 in North Yorkshire and England.

North Yorkshire remained in tier two today in the government's first review of the tier system since the second lockdown.



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