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Jan 2021
Seventy-two further coronavirus cases as district's rate rises
The Harrogate district has recorded a further 72 cases of coronavirus. Meanwhile, the district's seven-day case average has also increased.
A further 72 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Harrogate district, according to latest Public Health England figures.
It takes the total number of cases up to 4,647.
The district’s seven-day case rate has increased to 235 per 100,000 people, but remains the lowest in North Yorkshire.
Richmondshire is now the district with the highest rate at 357, followed by Hambleton on 343 and Scarborough on 293.
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The county-wide average stands at 286 per 100,000, below the national rate of 481.
Meanwhile, no further deaths from patients who tested positive for coronavirus have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital.
Since March, 109 patients diagnosed with coronavirus have died at the hospital; the last of these was recorded on December 28.
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