Ryedale now has the second lowest Covid rate in the UK
RYEDALE now has the second lowest Covid rate in the country after just one person tested positive in seven days.
Public Health England said the district bordering York had a rolling rate of 1.8 per 100,000 population in the seven days to May 16.
The only district with a lower rate was Eastbourne, after it had no cases in the seven day period.
The City of York Council area had a rate of just 12.3 per 100,000 after 26 cases were confirmed in the seven day period.
North Yorkshire had a rate of 17.2 after 106 cases, and East Yorkshire had one of 23.4 after 80 cases.
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