Almost 75 per cent of people in the Keswick area have been given their first COVID-19 vaccine, latest figures show.
According to NHS data, 74.4 per cent of people in Keswick and Derwent ward have been given a vaccination.
Although it is among one of the areas with the lowest coverage, the data also reveals that nearly half of people in Allerdale have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
It said 37,607 people had received both jabs by May 16 – 46 per cent of those aged 16 and over, based on the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
Of those to have received both jabs, 33,838 were aged 40 and over – 59 per cent of the age group.
It means 3,769 people aged between 16 and 39 have received both doses.
The NHS vaccine data also reveals variation in coverage between different areas for residents who have received at least one dose.
Across Allerdale, 80 per cent of those aged 16 and over have received their first jab.
Areas with the highest coverage:
1) East Cockermouth and Buttermere, with 87.6 per cent of people aged 16 and over given their first dose
2) West Cockermouth and Great Broughton, 85.9 per cent
3) Harrington, Stainburn and Great Clifton, 82.7 per cent
Areas with the lowest coverage:
1) Workington West, 72.6 per cent
2) Keswick and Derwent Valley, 74.4 cent
3) Flimby, Ellenborough and Broughton Moor, 76.8 per cent
Across England, 17.1 million people had received a second dose of the jab by May 16 – 38 per cent of the population aged over 16 and over.
That includes 15.1 million people aged 40 and over – 53 per cent of the age group.
In total, 30.4 million people had received at least one dose of a vaccine by the same date, covering 67 per cent of people over 16.
