Harrogate Covid infection rate no longer highest in North Yorkshire

The district’s weekly rate per 100,000 people currently stands at 480.

Author: Jacob Webster Published 15th Nov 2021

Harrogate’s coronavirus infection rate is no longer the highest in North Yorkshire but remains above county and national averages.

The district’s weekly rate per 100,000 people currently stands at 480 and has been overtaken by Selby which has seen its figure climb to 582 after an increase over the last week.

Harrogate’s rate has also risen slightly and remains above the North Yorkshire and England averages of 444 and 363.

Meanwhile, the number of Covid patients at Harrogate District Hospital remains stable with 22 currently receiving treatment – a slight fall from 25 this time last week.

The hospital’s Covid death toll since the pandemic began currently stands at 197 with the last death of a patient who tested within 28 days being reported on 6 November.

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