The latest weekly ONS figures around coronavirus related deaths are out, and again, there has been a fall in the numbers across Devon and Cornwall - seven deaths in the latest figures, slightly down from 10 in the previous week

The figures for week 24 of 2020, published today, relate to all deaths that occurred between June 6 and June 12 but were registered up to June 20, with two deaths registered in Plymouth and East Devon, and one in Exeter, Mid Devon and Teignbridge.

North Devon, the South Hams, Torridge, West Devon, Torbay, and the Isles of Scilly saw no deaths registered, and for the first time, there were no new deaths registered in Cornwall

The Isles of Scilly has still yet to see a COVID-19 related death and the South Hams and West Devon have now gone four weeks without a death, while Mid Devon and North Devon three weeks without a death.

The seven new deaths recorded across the two counties is the lowest figure since the first death back in March. Previous weeks have seen 10, 11, 15, 38, 44, 69, 84, 107, 88, 60, 16, and nine deaths registered.

In total, 559 deaths from coronavirus have been registered across Devon and Cornwall, with 298 in hospitals, 218 in care homes, 42 at home, and one in a hospice.

Of the deaths, 203 have been registered in Cornwall, 89 in Plymouth, 58 in Torbay, 47 in East Devon, 39 in Exeter, 33 in Teignbridge, 26 in North Devon, 20 in Torridge, 17 in Mid Devon and West Devon, 12 in the South Hams, and none in the Isles of Scilly.

Despite a small recent rise in deaths in the RDE hospital in Exeter after nearly a month without any, the number of deaths across the region has fallen, and in Devon alone, the seven deaths this week are only up one on last week's six

Full story to follow, but the figures are continuing to head in the right direction

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