AS the number of people in the UK infected with coronavirus is falling,Teignbridge is reflecting that trend.

Nationally,the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports about 4.4 million people had the virus in their body in the week up to 9 April, down from nearly 4.9 million the week before.

That’s about one in 15 people testing positive for the virus.

In Teignbridge between April 8 and 14, 644 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows a decrease of -36.6% compared to the previous seven days.

Also, between the same dates there have been 10 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test.

The Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust reports there were 59 patients in hospital with coronavirus on April 12, one of them was on a mechanical ventilator.