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Aug 2021
Number of covid patients in Harrogate down to seven
The number of covid patients in North Yorkshire’s hospitals has fallen — with just seven now in Harrogate District Hospital.
A press briefing today heard there are now 109 patients in the four main hospitals serving the county – down from 131 last week.
The latest figure includes six patients in Scarborough, seven in Harrogate, 27 in York and 69 in South Tees. Harrogate had eight patients last week.
Patient numbers had been climbing steadily since the end of June but did not reach levels seen during previous waves thanks to vaccinations weakening the link between infections and serious illness.
Despite this, Richard Webb, director of health and adult services at North Yorkshire County Council, said the wider health and social care sector was still facing “pretty exceptional” pressures.
Speaking at a meeting of North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum, he said:
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Mr Webb also said weekly covid infection rates across the county had now plateaued after falling from record levels last month when the North Yorkshire average peaked at 590 cases per 100,000 people.
The latest figure now stands at 269 – just below the England average of 299. The Harrogate district rate is 289.
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