No Covid-related deaths in East Devon for fifth week running, latest statistics show

No deaths relating to coronavirus in Devon have been recorded in the latest weekly figures.

It is the eighth week in a row where there were no deaths in a care home, and the 13th consecutive week where the total number of Covid related deaths was in single figures.

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).

So far in 2021, there have been 94 deaths 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.

Deaths that have occurred since June 11 will be recorded in next week's figures, as long as the deceased lived within Devon, the death has been registered, and Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.