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Nov 2020
Seventy new positive covid cases in Harrogate district
The latest figures show there have been 70 new positive covid cases in the past 24 hours. In the Yorkshire and North East region there were 82 further deaths-- none were in the Harrogate district.
Coronavirus testing centre at Dragon Road car park in Harrogate.
The latest figures from Public Health England show there have been 70 new positive covid cases in the past 24 hours.
It brings the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic in the district to 2, 835. In Yorkshire and North East NHS figures published today showed 82 further deaths of people who had tested positive for coronavirus -- none were in the Harrogate district.
On Thursday, the district reported its record daily case increase with 96 positive tests confirmed.
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Health bosses said this week that 24 patients were being treated for coronavirus at Harrogate district hospital and that it is coping with the increased number of patients.
Meanwhile, care home visits will continue in North Yorkshire. The county council restricted visits during October but advised homes they could relax the rules in November to allow one designated visitor for each resident.
Officials have said the measure will continue through lockdown, but homes which report an outbreak will have to restrict visits.
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