Three quarters of Scarborough double-jabbed
It's as the borough's average seven-day infection rate has fallen again.
Vaccination rates in Scarborough remain well above the national average, with more than three quarters of eligible people in the borough having had both doses of a vaccine.
More than 73,000 people in the borough have now had both jabs, meaning that 77.1% of the adult population are covered by the vaccine.
With vaccines now open to 18 year olds the number of first doses given out in Scarborough has climbed to 82,458, 86.5% of the population.
Across England as a whole, just 62.5% of people have had both doses of the vaccine and 781.% have had one.
In Yorkshire and the Humber 65.2% of residents are fully vaccinated.
Speaking last week, Amanda Bloor, accountable officer for North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, urged people to continue to come forward to get the vaccine.
She said:
“Across the NHS we would like to see people well and out of hospital, which is why the vaccination programme is continuing at pace and we are encouraging people to continue to make responsible choices to keep themselves, loved ones, and our communities safe as restrictions are lifted.”
For a list of vaccination centres in the region, visit www.northyorks.gov.uk/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccinations-north-yorkshire.
Scarborough’s coronavirus rate is continuing to fall with the figure per 100,000 people now standing at 452, down from more than 500 yesterday and 650 last week.
Mobile testing facilities will be available in Whitby, Scarborough and Filey this week, for anyone with symptoms to get tested.
To see the locations and to book a test, visit www.northyorks.gov.uk/book-coronavirus-covid-19-test
William Street Coach Park, in Scarborough, is also still offering testing seven days a week, from 8am until 8pm.
Tests can be booked at www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test.