Two Covid-related deaths recorded in Cornish hospitals in latest weekly figures
None were recorded in Devon for the first time since last September
Two Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded in hospital in Cornwall in the latest weekly figures.
No deaths relating to coronavirus in Devon were recorded – for the first time since mid-September
The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) which relate to the week of May 15 to May 21 but registered up to May 29, show that none of the 196 deaths registered in Devon had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate.
There were two deaths of the 102 in Cornwall which had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate – both of which were in hospital.
It is the fifth week in a row where there were no deaths in a care home in the two counties, and the tenth consecutive week where the total number of Covid related deaths was in single figures.
The figures for week 20 (May 15-21) show that the only deaths relating to Covid-19 was of someone from Cornwall in a hospital.
It is the first time for 34 weeks, since the week of September 19-25, when there were no deaths related to Covid-19 recorded in Devon.
No deaths so far been registered in the Isles of Scilly, and there were no deaths in the most recent week in Mid Devon, in East Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, and West Devon (for the 2nd week running), Torbay (for the 4th week running), Exeter (for the 7th week running), in Torridge and Plymouth (for the 8th week running), and North Devon (for the 15th week running) were registered.
Previous weeks have seen 1, 4, 2, 6, 3, 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, 1,748 deaths from coronavirus have been registered across Devon and Cornwall, with 961 in hospitals, 658 in care homes, 117 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, 575 have been registered in Cornwall, 233 in Plymouth, 212 in East Devon, 168 in Torbay, 130 in Teignbridge, 128 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 313 deaths in Cornwall, 94 in Plymouth, 88 in East Devon, 70 in Teignbridge, 59 in Torbay, 55 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 May 21 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.