BOTH the number of Covid cases in Teignbridge and number of people going into hospital with coronavirus have gone up by 50% in Torbay and South Devon.

Between March 12 and 18 March, 1,668 people had a confirmed positive test result.

This shows an increase of 57.8% compared to the previous seven days.

Fortunately no deaths from Covid were recorded in Teignmouth during this time.

The Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust reports that between March 7 and 13 57 people went into hospital with coronavirus, an increase of 50.0% compared to the previous seven days.