More than 80,000 people in north and west Cumbria have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, figures have revealed. NHS data has shown that, as of May 9, a total of 88,233 people across Carlisle, Allerdale and Copeland were fully vaccinated against the virus, with 34,733 of these in Carlisle, 32,817 in Allerdale, and 20,683 in Copeland. In the north of the county, 39 per cent of those aged 16 and above received both jabs, based on the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. A total of 30,696 people to have received both doses were aged 40 and above – 51 per cent of the age group – with 4,037 people aged between 16 and 39 years old being fully vaccinated.
Vaccination coverage across north Cumbria Over 100,000 vaccinations have been delivered across the north Cumbria. The vaccine rollout in the area has so far been described as a “phenomenal effort” and continues to make positive progress. Cumbria County Council Director of Public Health, Colin Cox, said: “Its absolutely fantastic news and a real credit to the teams in north Cumbria that have been able to achieve this. “That’s a phenomenal proportion of the population that have managed to receive their first vaccine since December. “The effort that people have made to get to this point has been huge and it’s so welcome.
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