Demand for COVID tests in North Yorkshire has increased this week as the county's average COVID infection rate nudged ahead of the English average.
Despite the increase in confirmed cases locally, the numbers of people requiring hospital treatment has remained releatively low.
Public Health Consultant Doctor Victoria Turner says the testing centres are busy but coping:
She added it's important that everyone keeps taking regular tests and gets a full PCR test if they have Covid symptoms:
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Police in Scarborough say they're urgently looking for a missing 85-year-old man.
There's a number of structural issues affecting the harbours in Scarborough and Whitby.
While Project Gigabit brings high-speed broadband to thousands in North Yorkshire, concerns remain about connectivity for the most remote rural communities.
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