Honiton 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 25 March:

[H2] Coronavirus in Honiton [H2]

Honiton North & East: 47 cases (decrease of 21)

Feniton & Whimple: 125 cases (increase of 23)

Sidbury, Offwell & Beer: 53 cases (decrease of 19)

You can view the interactive map for yourself here

[H2] Coronavirus in Devon [H2]

Data for the week to last Thursday [24 March] reveals the widespread increase in the virus has continued across Devon – albeit at a slower rate than recent weeks.

It means Devon remains well above the national Covid rate, which is now 902 cases per 100,000 people compared to 1,445 in Plymouth, 1,363 in Torbay and 1,339 in the county council area.

The rise in cases in most areas has continued since all Covid restrictions ended in England at the end of February, including the legal requirement to self-isolate with the virus. Free mass testing will also stop from Friday [1 April].

Lateral flow tests will be available to buy from local pharmacies and online, while PCR tests will continue to be free for care home residents, hospital patients and other vulnerable groups, if they have symptoms of coronavirus.

[H2] Hospitalisations [H2]

A record 416 people with Covid were in Devon's hospitals on Thursday [24 March], the county council's chief executive revealed last week – 30 per cent higher than any other point during the pandemic. Official government figures are only correct up to Tuesday 22 March.

Forty per cent of those infected were admitted to hospital for other conditions and then tested positive, Dr Phil Norrey said, with six in intensive care.

[H2] Deaths [H2]

Twenty-five more people died in the county within 28 days of testing positive for Covid in the latest complete weekly period (up to Wednesday 23 March). Eleven were in the Devon County Council area, eight in Torbay and six in Plymouth.

A total of 1,708 people in Devon (including Plymouth and Torbay) have died within 28 days of a positive test since the pandemic began (as of 27 March).

[H2] Vaccinations [H2]

The number of people aged over 12 who have received their booster (third) Covid vaccination is 72 per cent in the Devon County Council area.

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 85 per cent in Devon, 82 per cent in Torbay and 80 per cent in Plymouth.

The national rates are 92, 86 and 67 per cent respectively.