Harrogate Covid infection rate jumps to new record levels
The borough's weekly infection rate is now at 547 per 100,000 people
The coronavirus infection rate in Harrogate has risen again to its highest level so far.
The borough's weekly infection rate is now at 547 per 100,000 people - with an average of 125 new cases each day.
It follows sharp increases over the last two weeks. The number of Covid patients in hospitals remains much lower than earlier in the pandemic though.
Elsewhere in North Yorkshire, Selby has the second highest infection rate at 501, followed by Scarborough and Hambleton at 437, Craven at 401, Ryedale at 325 and Richmondshire at 324.
The North Yorkshire average is 452 and the same average figure for England is 332.
According to latest NHS figures, a total of 128,131 people in the Harrogate district have now received their first vaccine dose and 120,309 people their second.