More than half of adults in Cornwall have now had their first Covid-19 vaccine
The figure stands at almost a quarter of a million
Last updated 11th Mar 2021
More than half of adults in Cornwall have had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
The statistics, which provide the position as of March 7, show that in Cornwall, 237,396 people have had their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, 51.5 per cent of the adult population, up from 46.8 per cent as of last week
There have been 507, 900 vaccines delivered in Devon, with 486,522 of them being the first dose. Just over vaccinations were carried out in the last week, the lowest for several weeks, but supply is to increase significantly from this week
Across the whole of Devon, which will have risen in the most recent days, are by far the highest number of vaccinations for any of the regions within the South West and they show that 48.6 per cent of the adult population had received their first jab. This is up on the 44.5 per cent as of February 28.
Exeter, Plymouth and Mid Devon are the only regions in the county were less than half of adults have had their first dose – in part due to the younger population of the two cities.
Of the total population of Devon, 21,378 people, 2.1 per cent of adults, have also had their second dose, with 14,318 in Cornwall, 3.1 per cent of adults.
And figures also show the number of vaccines that have been delivered in each local authority, as well as in the MSOA area.
In every single local authority in Devon and Cornwall, more than a third of all adults have had at least one dose, with all but three seeing more than half having had their first dose.
Of the adult population, 51.4 per cent in Cornwall, 55.9 per cent in East Devon, 38.6 per cent in Exeter, 58.9 per cent in the Isles of Scilly, 48.6 per cent in Mid Devon, 52.7 per cent in North Devon, 42.7 per cent in Plymouth, 52.3 per cent in South Hams, 53.9 per cent in Teignbridge, 55.7 per cent in Torbay, 52.9 per cent in Torridge, and 57.4 per cent in West Devon, have had one dose. These figures are as of March 7 and so will have risen in recent days.