Sidmouth residents can now see the number of Covid cases in their area on an interactive government map.

These are the numbers for the seven days up to 24 February:

Coronavirus in Sidmouth

Sidmouth Town: 18 cases (increase of 2)

Sidmouth Sidford: 36 cases (increase of 12)

Ottery St Mary & West Hill: 49 cases (decrease of 76)

You can view the interactive map for yourself here.

Coronavirus in Devon

Covid cases have again fallen across Devon, as the last remaining restrictions are removed.

Figures for the week to Thursday 24 February show the rate in Plymouth fell by 40 per cent, a third in Torbay and just under 30 per cent in the Devon County Council area.

The across-the-board drops means the county is beginning to catch up with the national fall in cases. The UK average is now 379 cases per 100,000 people, compared to 401 in Torbay, 405 in Plymouth and 427 in the county council area.

At district level, all council areas recorded falls of over 20 per cent in the past week. North Devon had the biggest drop of 38 per cent, followed by Exeter and Teignbridge. East Devon has the highest rate of 527.

Hospitalisations

As of the most recent government data from Tuesday 22 February, 150 patients with Covid were in Devon's hospitals, a reduction of 21 from a week ago. The biggest number – 73 – are being treated in Plymouth.

Elsewhere, 41 patients were at the RD&E in Exeter, 16 in Torbay, 12 in North Devon and eight in Devon Partnership mental health trust sites. Of the total, only one person was in intensive care with Covid.

Deaths

Eleven more people died in the county within 28 days of testing positive for Covid in the latest complete weekly period (up to Thursday 24 February). Five were in the Devon County Council area, three in Torbay and three in Plymouth.

A total of 1,633 people in Devon (including Plymouth and Torbay) have died within 28 days of a positive test since the pandemic began (as of 28 February).

Vaccinations

The number of people aged over 12 who have received their booster (third) covid vaccination is 71 per cent in the Devon County Council area, 66 per cent in Torbay and 61 per cent in Plymouth.

Take-up for at least one dose of a vaccine is 89 per cent in the Devon County Council area, 86 per cent in Torbay and 85 per cent in Plymouth.

The proportion of people who have had two jabs is 84 per cent in Devon, 82 per cent in Torbay and 80 per cent in Plymouth.

The national rates are 92, 85 and 67 per cent respectively.

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