FOR the first time since mid-September, no deaths relating to coronavirus in both Devon and Cornwall have been recorded in the most recent weekly figures.

The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) which relate to the week of May 22 to May 28 but registered up to June 5, show that none of the 269 deaths registered in the two counties had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate.

It is the sixth week in a row where there were no deaths in a care home in the two counties, and the 11th consecutive week where the total number of Covid related deaths was in single figures.

It is the first time for 35 weeks, since the week of September 19-25, when there were no deaths related to Covid-19 recorded in Devon and Cornwall, and the second successive week whereby Devon did not see a death recorded – the first time that has happened since the last week of July and the first week of August.

No deaths so far been registered in the Isles of Scilly, and there were no deaths in the most recent week in Cornwall, in Mid Devon (for the 2nd week running), East Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge (for the 3rd week running), West Devon (for the 4th week running), Torbay (for the 5th week running), Exeter (for the 8th week running), in Torridge and Plymouth (for the 9th week running), and North Devon (for the 156th week running) were registered.

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.