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08
Jun 2020
No coronavirus deaths as Harrogate total cases pass 300 mark
The hospital has, so far, recorded 70 deaths where the patient has tested positive for COVID-19.
Used swabs are deposited in a box to be sent off for testing
Harrogate District Hospital has not reported any new coronavirus deaths but the number of cases in the district is at over 300 since the start of the pandemic.
Statistics from the government's coronavirus tracker show that there have been 308 confirmed cases of the virus in the Harrogate district. North Yorkshire as a whole has confirmed 1,320 cases of coronavirus.
The hospital has, so far, recorded 70 deaths where the patient has tested positive for COVID-19.
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On Thursday, the hospital reported that it had discharged 118 patients who tested positive for coronavirus – an increase of nine on the previous week.
The number of deaths and discharges as well as a further 72 who have died in care homes accounts for the majority of cases in the area.
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