Nearly a quarter of Peterborough adults have had both doses of COVID vaccine

Figures from NHS England show that 44,941 people have now had their second jab (up to May 9) - or 23.2 per cent of the estimated population of people aged 16 and above.

The figures also show that nearly half of all city residents have had at least one dose, with 93,049 - or 48 per cent of the adults in the city.

In the past week, 5,698 second doses have been given out in Peterborough and 3,312 first doses have been given out.

Today residents aged 38 and 39 have been able to book their vaccinations for the first time (if they had not been eligible earlier in the vaccination programme.)

The figures, which were released this afternoon, break down the number of jabs given to each age group in the city.

For people aged under 40, 13,280 people have had their first jab, and 5,199 have had their second jab.

For people aged between 40 and 44, 7,958 people have had their first jab, and 1,953 people have had their second jab.

For people aged between 45-49, 10,343 people have had their first jab, and 2,234 people have had their second jab.

For adults aged 49 and under, this means 26.1 per cent have had their first jab, and 7.8 per cent have had their second jab.

For people aged between 50 and 54, 11,753 people (76.3 per cent) have had their first jab and 2,887 people (18.7 per cent) have had their second jab.

For people aged between 55 and 59, 11,042 people (79.6 per cent) have had their first jab, and 3,524 people (25.4 per cent) have had their second jab.

For people aged between 60 and 64, 9,491 people (82.3 per cent) have had their first jab, and 3,919 people (34 per cent) have had their second jab.

For people aged between 65 and 69, 8,042 people (85.7 per cent) have had their first jab, and 5,276 people (56.2 per cent) have had their second jab.

For people aged between 70 and 74, 7,755 people (90.9 per cent) have had their first jab, and 7,288 people (85.5 per cent) have had their second jab.

For people aged between 75 and 79, 5,501 people (93.6 per cent) have had their first jab, and 5,267 people (89.6 per cent) have had their second jab.

For people aged 80 and above, 7,884 people (92.5 per cent) have had their first jab, and 7,394 people (86.7 per cent) have had their second jab.

Coronavirus rates in Peterborough are currently at their lowest since last summer, with a rate of 33.6 cases per 100,000 people (as of May 7).

Peterborough spent much of the winter in the top 20 areas in the country - with some spells in the top 10. The current case rate means the city has now dropped out of the top 40, and sits 45th.

The rate is still higher than the UK rate of 21.6.

Ten of the 22 neighbourhoods in the city have recorded two or fewer cases in the seven days up to May 7.

In the past 50 days there have been two COVID related deaths (within 28 days of a positive test) in Peterborough (on March 25 and April 16).

In the past 10 days (up to May 2), just two patients have been admitted to hospitals run by the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (Peterborough City, Hinchingbrooke and Stamford & Rutland). There are currently 12 COVID patients in the hospitals, with just one on a mechanical ventilation bed.