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Jun 2020
Ten days without hospital covid deaths - but care home numbers rise again
As Harrogate District Hospital reports its 10th day without any Covid-19 deaths, the number that have occurred in the district's care homes hits 94.
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There have been no new reported deaths related to coronavirus at Harrogate District Hospital for the tenth day running.
The hospital's total number of deaths remains at 80, as NHS England reports 37 new deaths across the country today.
Of those, five were in the North East and Yorkshire. Patients were aged between 48 and 94, and all but one, aged 80, had known underlying health conditions.
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Meanwhile, the number of deaths in care homes across the Harrogate district has risen to 94.
The latest figure, released today, covers all deaths in care homes until June 19. It is up by 4 from the figures released last week, which showed 90 deaths had occurred up to June 12.
As well as care homes, the data also revealed that no Harrogate people with coronavirus died in their homes, at a hospice, or in other communal establishments during that week. The total number of deaths in those locations across the Harrogate district remains at seven.
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