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Mar 2021
Twelve new covid cases confirmed in Harrogate district
It brings the total number of confirmed cases in the district to 7,366 since the pandemic began last year. There have been no further deaths reported at Harrogate District Hospital in today's data.
A further 12 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the Harrogate district in today's data from the Office for National Statistics.
It brings the total number of confirmed cases in the district to 7,366 since the pandemic began last year.
Meanwhile, the seven-day infection rate for the district remains at 59.7 cases per 100,000 people, having dropped this week to the lowest it has been since September.
It is above the average for North Yorkshire, which is 47.2. Only Richmondshire has a higher rate, at 63.3, with all other districts in the county having a lower rate.
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At Harrogate District Hospital, no further deaths have been reported in patients who tested positive for coronavirus. The total number of people who have died at the hospital since the beginning of the pandemic remains 165.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust confirmed this week it had 42 in-patients who had tested positive for covid, a drop of three from the previous week. It had discharged 20 patients in the same time period, bringing the total number treated and discharged to 554.
The number of vaccinations administered in the district has risen this week to almost 60,000, according to data from the NHS. Across the UK, people aged 56 and above are now being invited to book appointments for the first dose of their vaccines.
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