Devon and Cornwall records highest number of weekly COVID-19 deaths
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that there were 128 deaths recorded between January 16 - 22
The highest number of weekly deaths registered across Devon and Cornwall where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate has been recorded,
The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) which relate to the week of January 16 to January 22, but registered up to January 30, show that 128 of the 366 deaths registered in the two counties had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate. This compares to 66 of the 404 deaths registered in the two counties last week.
The 128 is the highest weekly total in Devon and Cornwall since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, and the 65 deaths in care homes is the highest weekly total
A further 10 deaths from week 2 (Jan 9-15) and one from week 1 (Jan 2-Jan 8) have also been added into the dataset this week, taking the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic in the two counties to 1,222.
Of the 128 deaths registered in week 3 (Jan 16-Jan 22), there were 46 deaths of people from Cornwall, 17 from Teignbridge, 15 in Plymouth, 14 in East Devon, 13 in Exeter, 9 in Torbay, 7 in South Hams, 3 in Mid Devon, and 2 in Torridge and West Devon. No deaths in North Devon or the Isles of Scilly were registered.
65 of the deaths occurred in care homes, 57 in hospitals, with five at home, and one in a hospice.
The deaths were:
- Nine deaths in hospital, five in a care home, and one at home of someone from Plymouth
- Two deaths in hospital and seven in a care home of someone from Torbay
- 24 deaths in hospital, 21 in a care home, and one in a hospice of someone from Cornwall
- Seven deaths in hospital, six deaths in a care home, and one at home of someone from East Devon
- Six deaths in hospital, five deaths in a care home, and two at home of someone from Exeter
- Two deaths in a hospital and one in a care home of someone from Mid Devon
- Seven deaths in a care home of someone from the South Hams
- Four deaths in hospital and 13 in a care home of someone from Teignbridge
- One death in hospital and one at home of someone from Torridge
- Two deaths in hospital of someone from West Devon
A further 10 deaths from week 2 (Jan 9-15) have been backdated into the figures this week, with four deaths in Cornwall, three in Exeter, and one in East Devon, South Hams and West Devon, and one death from week 1 (Jan 2-8) in Torbay.
In total, 1,222 deaths from coronavirus have been registered across Devon and Cornwall, with 703 in hospitals, 430 in care homes, 81 at home, two in a hospice, three in a communal establishment and three ‘elsewhere’.
Of the deaths, 348 have been registered in Cornwall, 160 in Plymouth, 156 in East Devon, 128 in Torbay, 104 in Exeter, 82 in Teignbridge, 64 in Mid Devon, 60 in North Devon, 47 in Torridge, 40 in the South Hams 33 in West Devon, and none on the Isles of Scilly.
There were 61 deaths in Devon and Cornwall’s hospitals within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test in the period between January 16 and 22, four higher than the ONS figures.