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The number of new confirmed coronavirus cases in the last seven days has increased in Devon and Cornwall, except for Exeter.
The total number of confirmed cases since the onset of the pandemic has reached 10,000 in the two counties, and Plymouth’s numbers exceed the 2,000 mark today. Plymouth hit 1,000 on October 5.
Government statistics show that 1,662 new cases have been confirmed across the region in the last seven days, both in Pillar 1 data from NHS testing and Pillar 2 data from trading partners, compared to 1,395 new cases confirmed last week.
Cases have risen everywhere except Exeter, which has seen a drop for the second week in a row, while increases in East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon and West Devon were single figures.
The largest increases were in Plymouth and Cornwall, while Torbay also saw a significant increase in cases.
Of the 1,662 new cases, 311 were in Cornwall, 124 in East Devon, 196 in Exeter, 52 in Mid Devon, 64 in North Devon, 426 in Plymouth, 76 in South Hams, 117 in Teignbridge, 213 in Torbay, 35 in Torridge and 38 in West Devon.
This compares to 1,395 new cases confirmed last week, of which 188 were in Cornwall, 116 in East Devon, 252 in Exeter, 47 in Mid Devon, 55 in North Devon, 369 in Plymouth, 54 in South Hams, 89 at Teignbridge. 182 in Torbay, 18 in Torridge and 35 in West Devon.
Of the 1,662 new cases, 1,108 have a sample day between October 23 and 29, compared to 894 of 1,395 cases in recent weeks that had a sample date between October 16 and 22.
Of the 1,108 cases that had a sample date of October 23-29, 184 of the Cornwall cases occurred in that period, 88 in East Devon, 116 in Exeter, 36 in Mid Devon, 56 in North Devon, 298 in Plymouth, 60 in South Hams, 69 in Teignbridge, 152 in Torbay, 26 in Torridge and 23 in West Devon.
Maps by sample date show that cases are trending downward in Exeter, while East Devon and Mid Devon are fairly flat, but fall in the more recent data.
North Devon and Plymouth also show a slight drop in the last day for the seven-day average, but the trend is that cases are increasing, as is the case in Cornwall, Torbay and the rest of Devon.
THE GRAPHS BELOW SHOW CASES CONFIRMED BY SAMPLE DATE
The number of people hospitalized in the Southwest has increased from 248 to 386 since last week and there are currently 34 people with a mechanical ventilator.
The number of people hospitalized in Devon and Cornwall after a positive COVID-19 test has risen by 20 percent in the last week.
Figures from NHS England, released this morning, provide the latest details on admissions and diagnoses of coronavirus patients by the hospital trust.
It shows that as of Tuesday 27 October, the most recent date for which the information is available, there were 99 people in Devon hospital and four in Cornwall.
Devon’s figure has risen from 73 as of Tuesday 20 October, but there has been no change to the total in Cornwall.
Of the 103 patients, there were 33 at Torbay Hospital (versus 30), 32 at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth (22), 23 at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (14), 11 at North Devon District Hospital (7 ), four at Royal Cornwall Hospital (3), but none at Cornish Partnership Trust hospitals (compared to 1).
As of October 27, there were nine patients in mechanical ventilation beds, two in Torbay, Derriford and Exeter, and three in Royal Cornwall Hospital, up from six on October 20.
In the past seven days, ten people have died in Devon hospitals following a positive COVID-19 test, one in North Devon and Exeter, two in Plymouth and six in Torbay.
But the NHS 111 data for Devon has fallen by around 40 percent in the past seven days, and in Cornwall, it is down a third, both today at its lowest level since 22 August, while the R rate for the Southwest has dropped 1.3-1.6 to 1.2-1.5
In total, Torridge has had 170 positive cases, West Devon 210, with 350 in South Hams, 365 in North Devon, 419 in Mid Devon, 624 in Teignbridge, 706 in East Devon, 955 in Torbay, 1890 in Exeter, 2063 in Plymouth and 2303 in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
It occurs when warnings have been issued that both Plymouth and Torbay could head towards Level 2 if the current rate of infections continues to rise.
COVID-19 cases are identified by taking samples from people and sending these samples to laboratories across the UK for analysis. If the test is positive, it is a laboratory confirmed case.
Confirmed positive cases are matched to ONS geographic area codes using the home zip code of the person tested.
Cases received from the labs before 12:30 am are included in the counts published that day. While there may be new confirmed coronavirus cases or people who have tested positive, those test results have not yet reached PHE to add to the dataset or were not received in time for the latest daily figures to be released.
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