Covid deaths top 1,000 in the West
But region heads league for percentage of people vaccinated
AGRIM milestone in the coronavirus statistics has been reached in the Westcountry, with confirmation that more than 1,000 people in Devon and Cornwall have died with the disease.
The fully collated list of figures up to January 16 shows the total number of deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate was 1,009 for Devon and Cornwall
combined. In all, 600 died in hospitals, 329 in care homes, 73 at home, one in a hospice, three in a communal establishment and three ‘elsewhere’.
But as the roll-out of the vaccine is stepped up, statistics also show that the wider six counties of the South West are leading the rest of the country in giving people the jab.
South West England now has 7.6% of its population with at least one dose of the vaccine while London – with 4.3% – is at the bottom of the table.
Across the South West 425,672 people have had their first dose and 52,905 their second dose, making 478,577 doses injected, in total.
A further six people died in hospitals in Devon, according to the very latest figures – four at the Royal
Devon and Exeter Hospital and two at Torbay. No deaths were reported in Cornwall.
A ‘devastated’ care home has confirmed it has lost 11 of its residents due to coronavirus deaths. Windward House Care Home in Totnes Road, South Brent, said the deaths followed a New Year outbreak.
THE total number of deaths registered across Devon and Cornwall where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate has risen over the 1,000 mark.
The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) which relate to the week of January 2 to January 8, but registered up to January 16, show that 45 of the 377 deaths registered in the two counties had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate.
A further 11 deaths from the week of December 26 to January 1 have been back-dated, as have three from the week of December 19 to 25. It means the total number of deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate has reached 1,009 for Devon and Cornwall combined.
Of the 45 deaths registered in the week of January 2 to January 8, there were nine deaths of people from East Devon, seven from Cornwall, six from Mid Devon, five from Exeter, four from Plymouth, three from North Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge, two from Torbay and Torridge, and one from West Devon. No deaths in the Isles of Scilly were registered. A total of 29 of the deaths occurred in hospitals, with 14 in a care home and two at home.
Further details of the deaths were provided: Four deaths in hospital of someone from Plymouth; one death in a hospital and one in a care home of someone from Torbay; five deaths in hospital and two in a care home of someone from Cornwall; five deaths in hospital and four in a care home of someone from East Devon; three deaths in a hospital and two in a care home of someone from Exeter; four deaths in a hospital and two deaths at home of someone from Mid Devon; three deaths in a hospital of someone from North Devon; three deaths in a care home in the South Hams; two deaths in a care home and one in a hospital of someone from Teignbridge; two hospital deaths of someone from Torridge; one hospital death of someone from West Devon.
The further 11 deaths from the week of December 26 to January 1 comprised one hospital death in Plymouth and Torbay; one home death in Mid Devon; two hospital deaths in Torridge; two care home deaths in East Devon; and two hospital deaths, one care home death and one home death in Cornwall.
The three deaths from the week of December 19 to 25 comprised a hospital death of someone from Cornwall, a care home death in East Devon, and a home death in Mid Devon.
The Isles of Scilly has still yet to see a Covid-19 related death, while the deaths in the South Hams were the first for four weeks.
Previous weeks have seen 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.
Of the 1,009 deaths from coronavirus that have been registered across Devon and Cornwall, 600 were in hospitals, 329 in care homes, 73 at home, one in a hospice, three in a communal establishment and three ‘elsewhere’.
Other communal establishments, as defined by the ONS, include defence bases, educational premises, prisons (including probation/bail hostels, prisons, detention centres and other detention locations), hotels, hostels, travel and temporary accommodation (including B&Bs, temporary shelter for homeless and holiday parks), and religious premises.
The ONS defines ‘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, 269 have been registered in Cornwall, 143 in Plymouth, 133 in East Devon, 111 in Torbay, 78 in Exeter, 63 in Teignbridge, 59 in North Devon, 54 in Mid Devon, 43 in Torridge, 29 in West Devon, 7 in the South Hams and none on the Isles of Scilly.
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 against West Devon.