Coronavirus-related deaths in Devon and Cornwall rise slightly
Official figures show that Plymouth had two deaths, down on seven from the previous week
The number of deaths registered across Devon and Cornwall where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate in the last week has risen slightly.
The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), relate to the week of December 5 to December 11, but registered up to December 19, show that 41 of the 366 deaths registered in the two counties had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate.
The previous week saw 38 of the 346 deaths registered in the two counties had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate.
Due to the average lag between infections and deaths, the majority of the deaths resulted from infections caught during the second national lockdown.
There were two deaths in Plymouth, 13 in East Devon, seven in Exeter, four in Cornwall and North Devon, three in Mid Devon, South Hams, West Devon and Torridge, and one in Torbay and Teignbridge.
Of the 41 deaths registered in week 50 (Dec 5-11), 14 occurred in care homes, 26 in hospitals, and one in a ‘communal establishment’. Plymouth saw one care home death and one hospital death.
A further two deaths – one in Plymouth in hospital and one from a care home in Torbay from week 49 were backdated into the statistics this week.
The Isles of Scilly has still yet to see a COVID-19 related death.
In total, 822 deaths from coronavirus have been registered across Devon and Cornwall, with 476 in hospitals, 282 in care homes, 59 at home, one in a hospice, three in a communal establishment and one ‘elsewhere’.
Of the deaths, 242 have been registered in Cornwall, 135 in Plymouth, 104 in Torbay, 80 in East Devon, 60 in Exeter, 50 in Teignbridge, 40 in North Devon, 30 in Torridge, 30 in Mid Devon, 25 in West Devon, 24 in the South Hams and none on the Isles of Scilly.