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

No deaths relating to coronavirus in Devon have been recorded in the latest weekly ONS figures for the week of June 12-18.

It is the second week in a row where no deaths in the county were recorded, and on a district level there were no Covid-19 related deaths registered in the most recent week in Exeter (for the 2nd week running), in Mid Devon (for the 5th week running), East Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge (for the 6th week running), West Devon (for the 7th week running), Torbay (for the 8th week running), in Torridge and Plymouth (for the 12th week running), and North Devon (for the 19th week running).

Overall there have been 233 deaths 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, and 40 in West Devon.

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 18 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.