Harrogate Covid rate rises again
It's now 722 per 100,000 people.
Harrogate’s Covid infection rate has climbed above 700 per 100,000 people - for the first time.
The district’s weekly rate currently stands at 722 - after a rise in infections since mid-September.
The Covid-19 rate in the borough remains in the highest in Yorkshire.
Despite the rise in cases, deaths and hospitalisations remain lower than previous waves -with 15 Covid-positive patients at Harrogate District Hospital as of today.
Patient numbers previously peaked at 67 in January.
The latest Covid-related death at the hospital was on Thursday when the hospital’s toll since the pandemic began reached 192.
It has been arranged in response to queries over the latest infection rate of 722 which is well above the England average of 436.