One Covid-related death recorded in Cornwall for first time in three weeks
The latest weekly data shows it was somebody who died at home
One death relating to coronavirus has been recorded in Cornwall for the first time in three weeks.
The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) which relate to the week of June 5 to June 11 but registered up to June 19, show that one of the 253 deaths registered in the two counties had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate – someone from Cornwall who died at home.
It is the eighth week in a row where there were no deaths in a care home in the two counties, and the 13th consecutive week where the total number of Covid related deaths was in single figures.
The death in Cornwall was the first for three weeks, with every other region of Devon, apart from Exeter, now having gone a month since the last death was recorded, with North Devon having not seen a death since the first week of February.
A second death in Cornwall – which occurred at home in the week 14 (the week of April 3-9) – has been backdated and added into the figures this week as well.
No deaths so far been registered in the Isles of Scilly, and there were no deaths in the most recent week in Exeter, in Mid Devon (for the fourth week running), East Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge (for the fifth week running), West Devon (for the sixth week running), Torbay (for the seventh week running), in Torridge and Plymouth (for the 11th week running), and North Devon (for the 18th week running) were registered.
Previous weeks have seen 1, 0, 2, 1, 4, 2, 6, 4, 6, 6, 9, 12, 22, 44, 47, 85, 99, 146, 152, 78, 55, 32, 46, 48, 52, 43, 43, 37, 24, 11, 13, 15, 6, 5, 2, 0, 3, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 5, 1, 7, 10, 11, 15, 38, 44, 70, 85, 107, 90, 60, 16 and nine deaths registered.
In total, 1,751 deaths from coronavirus have been registered across Devon and Cornwall, with 962 in hospitals, 658 in care homes, 119 at home, five in a hospice, three in a communal establishment and four ‘elsewhere’.
Other communal establishments, as defined by the ONS, include defence bases, educational premises, prisons (including probation/bail hostel, prisons, detention centres and other detention), hotels, hostels, travel and temporary accommodation (including B&Bs, temporary shelter for homeless and holiday parks), and religious premises.
The ONS define elsewhere as all places not covered by the other definitions, such as deaths on a motorway, at the beach, climbing a mountain, walking down the street, at the cinema, at a football match, while out shopping or in someone else’s home.
Of the deaths, 577 have been registered in Cornwall, 233 in Plymouth, 212 in East Devon, 168 in Torbay, 130 in Teignbridge, 129 in Exeter, 83 in Mid Devon, 71 in North Devon, 55 in Torridge, 53 in the South Hams, 40 in West Devon, and none on the Isles of Scilly.
So far in 2021, there have been 315 deaths in Cornwall, 94 in Plymouth, 88 in East Devon, 70 in Teignbridge, 59 in Torbay, 56 in Exeter, 36 in Mid Devon, 29 in South Hams, 14 in North Devon, 14 in Torridge and 12 in West Devon.
The figures show in which local authority the deceased’s usual place of residence was. For instance, if someone may have died in Derriford Hospital but lived in West Devon, while the death may have been registered in Plymouth, their death would be recorded in the mortality statistics for the ONS figures against West Devon.
Deaths that have occurred since June 11 will be recorded in next week’s figures, as long as the deceased lived within Devon and Cornwall, the death has been registered, and Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.