Three in five people in Barrow have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

NHS data shows 33,169 people had received both jabs by June 13 – 60 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, 31,299 were aged 30 and over – 70 per cent of the age group.

It means 1,870 people aged between 16 to 29 have received both doses.

The NHS vaccine data also reveals variation in coverage for residents who had received at least one dose between different areas across Barrow.

Across Barrow, 81 per cent of those aged 16 and over have had one jab.

Areas with the highest coverage are:

1) Hawcoat and Furness Abbey, with 89.6 per cent of people aged 16 and over given their first dose

2) Roose, 88.3 per cent

3) Dalton South, 85.5 per cent

Areas with the lowest coverage are:

1) Barrow Central, 69.1 per cent

2) Abbotsmead and Salthouse, 73.8 per cent

3) Walney Island South and Barrow Island, 79.2 per cent

Across England, 25.3 million people had received a second dose of the jab by June 13 – 56 per cent of the population aged over 16 and over.

That includes 23.8 million people aged 30 and over – 67 per cent of the age group.

In total, 34.7 million people had received at least one dose of a vaccine by the same date, covering 76 per cent of people over 16.