MORE than 242,000 people have had at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in West Yorkshire so far, the latest NHS figures have shown.

In the latest vaccination statistics published by NHS England, it revealed 81.2 per cent of those aged 80 and over have had one dose, and 12.9 per cent have had two doses and have been fully vaccinated.

The figures cover from December 8, when the Covid-19 vaccine rollout began, to January 24, the most up to date figures currently available, and relate to West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership.

The figures show that in the week from January 17 to 24, another 84,987 people received their first dose, while only 259 received a second dose.

So far 242,840 in West Yorkshire and Harrogate have received one or two doses, up from 157,594 on the week previous.

With 81.2 per cent of over 80s vaccinated, West Yorkshire and Harrogate is ahead of the national average of 79.7 per cent, but is trailing behind the average in Yorkshire and the North East average of 83.7 per cent.

With a total estimated adult population of almost 1.9 million people, 12.8 per cent - more than one in eight - people in West Yorkshire and Harrogate have had at least one dose so far.

As of yesterday, 1.2 million people in Yorkshire and the North East have had at least one dose of the vaccine, with almost 72,000 people fully protected.

Nationally, 7.3 million people have had a dose of the jab, with 446,000 having full protection.

Yorkshire and the North East has the second highest number of doses administered, only behind the Midlands which has given 1.3m doses.

Yesterday medical experts told Bradford Council there had been no decrease in the number of doses it was receiving to administer to residents, despite rumours and claims being circulated that the North was going to see its share of jabs reduced.

On its website, NHS England said: "Fair shares allocation of the vaccine will ensure that between now and mid-February everyone in the four highest priority groups, independently set by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, can be offered the first vaccine dose."