Coronavirus: Weekly deaths down into single figures in Cornwall and Devon
It is the first time numbers have fallen into single figures since mid-October
Last updated 31st Mar 2021
The weekly number of deaths relating to coronavirus in Devon and Cornwall has fallen to single figures for the first time since mid-October.
The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) which relate to the week of March 13 to March 19, but registered up to March 27, show that nine of the 307 deaths registered in the two counties had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate.
It is the lowest total since the week ending October 16 when six deaths were registered.
In the South West, the total number of deaths from all causes is 9.4 per cent below the five year average for deaths.
Of the nine deaths registered in week 11 (March 13-19), four deaths occurred in Cornwall (one in a care home, three in hospital).
No deaths have yet been registered in the Isles of Scilly.
In total, 1,713 deaths from coronavirus have been registered across Devon and Cornwall, with 942 in hospitals, 650 in care homes, 110 at home, four 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, 567 have been registered in Cornwall and none on the Isles of Scilly.
So far in 2021, there have been 305 deaths in the Duchy.
Deaths that have since March 19 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.