The number of people in the UK to have been given a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine is 3,857,266 as of January 16, according to Government data published on Sunday – marking a rise of 298,087 from Saturday’s figures.
Some 140,559 first doses have been given in Northern Ireland, on top of the 3,365,492 in England, 126,375 in Wales and 224,840 in Scotland.
So far, 449,736 second doses have been administered in the UK, including 426,102 in England, 129 in Wales, 20,174 in Northern Ireland and 3,331 in Scotland.
The total number of jabs administered in the UK, including both first and second doses, is 4,307,002.
he Government said a further 671 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday, bringing the UK total to 89,261.
Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been 105,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.
The Government also said that, as of 9am on Sunday, there had been a further 38,598 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.
It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 3,395,959.
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