COVID cases have shown signs of falling in Teignbridge but there have been seven deaths in the past week.

The latest Government figures show that between March 24 and 30 March, 1,621 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows a decrease of -9.0% compared to the previous seven days.

However, between March 24 and 30, there have been seven deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test in Teignbridge.

The Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust also reports that between March 14 and 20, 81 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows an increase of 42.1% compared to the previous seven days.

There were 70 patients in hospital with coronavirus on March 22, but none of them was on a mechanical ventilator.