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22
May 2021
One covid case reported in Harrogate district
Just one positive case of covid have been reported in the Harrogate district.
According to latest Public Health England figures, the total number of infections since last March stands at 7,733.
Yesterday, the government has changed the way it records daily cases of coronavirus in England.
The daily number of cases reported is based on PCR and lateral flow tests returning positive results. However, if someone with a positive lateral flow test later has a negative result with a PCR test, the earlier result will be removed.
Meanwhile, no further deaths form patients who tested positive for covid have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital.
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The death toll at the hospital remains at 179 since last March.
The last reported covid death at the hospital was on April 11.
Elsewhere, the district’s seven-day covid rate stands at 12 per 100,000 people.
In North Yorkshire, the average is 13 and the England rate is 22.
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