THE number of deaths relating to coronavirus in Devon and Cornwall has fallen for the second week in a row – but they are at still at one of the highest levels throughout the pandemic.

The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) which relate to the week of January 30 to February 5, but registered up to February 13, show that 92 of the 433 deaths registered in the two counties had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate.

The 92 deaths is the fourth highest total for a single week, with only the previous two weeks, plus the week of April 11-17 in 2020 recorded higher totals.

But the numbers are starting to fall and from next week, the ONS figures should start to see the impact of the third national lockdown due to the time lag between infections and deaths.

Of the 92 deaths registered in week 5 (January 30 to February 5), there were 30 deaths of people from Cornwall, 15 in Plymouth, nine in Torbay, nine in East Devon, seven in Exeter, seven in Teignbridge, four in North Devon, one in Mid Devon, one in South Hams and one in Torridge. No deaths in the Isles of Scilly or West Devon were registered.

47 of the deaths occurred in care homes, 41 in hospitals, with three at home, and one in a hospice.

The deaths were:

Four deaths in a care home and 11 in hospital of someone from Plymouth

Six deaths in a care home, two in hospital, and one at home of someone from Torbay

17 deaths in a care home, 20 in hospital, and one at home of someone from Cornwall

Five deaths in a care home and four in a hospital of someone from East Devon

Six deaths in a care home and one in a hospice of someone from Exeter

One death in a care home of someone from Mid Devon

Three deaths in a hospital and one at home of someone from North Devon

One death in a care home of someone from South Hams

Seven deaths in a care home of someone from Teignbridge

One death in a hospital of someone from Torridge

A further seven deaths from week 4 (Jan 23-29) have been added into the figures this week (one in Plymouth and East Devon, five in Cornwall), three deaths from week 3 (Jan 16-22) – (one in Plymouth, Cornwall and Teignbridge), and one death from week 1 (Jan 2-8) – in Plymouth.

Previous weeks have seen 145, 150, 78, 55, 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.

In total, 1,483 deaths from coronavirus have been registered across Devon and Cornwall, with 822 in hospitals, 556 in care homes, 95 at home, three in a hospice, three in a communal establishment and four ‘elsewhere’.