20,000 more COVID jabs given out in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough in the past week as the city’s case rate remains amongst the country’s highest.

The latest data from NHS England shows that a total of 229,331 people in Cambridgeshire had received their first dose by February 21.

6,199 had their second dose by the same date, meaning that 235,530 doses in total have been given out across the region, a rise of around 20,000 since February 14 when the figure stood at 215,034.

The vaccination drive has been advancing forward considerably with 83,762 under 65s now having received their first dose, with 1,158 having had a second dose.

29,279 people aged between 65 and 69 have also had their first dose, with 72 second doses given out to those in the age bracket.

A total of 31,457 people aged 75-79 have had their first dose, up slightly from 31,295 the previous week. Eight have had their second dose - three more than the previous week,

For people aged 70-74, 42,260 have had their first dose - up from 41,928 the previous week. 24 have had a second dose compared to 18 the previous week.

For people aged 80 and over, 42,573 people have had the first dose (up from 42,198 the previous week). Of those, 4,937 have had the second dose, up from 4,903.

The progressing vaccine drive will be welcome news for many as yesterday’s (February 24) rolling case rates saw Peterborough ranked second in the country with 271.9 cases per 100,00 people and 550 new cases recorded.