Fifth of adults fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as UK hits 10m second dose milestone
More than 10m people UK-wide have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine - just 18 weeks after GP-led sites became involved in the vaccination programme, official figures will confirm today.
by Nick Bostock
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Britain s daily Covid cases fall by almost 20% in a week with 2,596 positive tests, deaths plunge by another 43% to 34 and hospital admissions drop by nearly 15% to 204
Some 129,782 first vaccine doses were dished out yesterday taking the UK s total number up to 32.5million
SAGE scientists said England s R rate is now between 0.7 and 1.0, dropping it slightly from the previous week
Office for National Statistics estimates found 112,600 people had the virus in England in the week to April 10
England s Covid outbreak shrinks. AGAIN: SAGE drops R rate estimate and says figure may be as low as 0.7 - while cases fall by 30% in a week with just one in 500 people now infected, major surveillance report reveals
SAGE scientists said England s R rate is now between 0.7 and 1.0, dropping it slightly from the previous week
Office for National Statistics estimates found 112,600 people had the virus in England in the week to April 10
About 4,000 of 6,791 neighbourhoods in England have jabbed 90% of residents over 50, our analysis shows
Similarly, more than 30million people living in areas where there are fewer than three daily coronavirus cases
How is your area REALLY doing against Covid? Interactive tool reveals how small the outbreak is in your postcode and how many people have been vaccinated - with HALF of England now living in Covid-free areas
About 4,000 of 6,791 neighbourhoods in England have jabbed 90% of residents over 50, our analysis shows
Similarly, more than 30million people living in areas where there are fewer than three daily coronavirus cases
Piles pressure on Boris Johnson to speed up lockdown easing plans and stick to his data, not dates promise
Covid vaccines on the Isle of Wight have been given to nearly three quarters of the 16+ population. FEWER than 500 people were given the first dose of a Covid vaccine on the Isle of Wight last week. The emphasis, however, is shifting to inviting the next age group in for their first vaccinations the over 45s. In the week between April 4 and 11, 498 first Covid vaccinations were given to Isle of Wight residents, bring the total number of people to have received at least their first dose to 88,348 people, or 73.7 per cent of the Island s 16+ population. Data recorded by the National Immunisation Management Service database, published by NHS England, shows in the under 50s cohort, 19,467 people have now had their first dose.