Well over a third of Devon and Cornwall’s adult population have now had their first Covid-19 vaccine.

The statistics, which provide the position as of February 21, show that there have been 186,546 people in Cornwall that have had their first dose – 39.3 per cent of total adult population.

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As of Sunday there have been 404,574 vaccines delivered in Devon, with 391,325 of them being the first dose. Just under 50,000 vaccinations were carried out in the last week.

The figures for Devon, which will have risen in the most recent days, are by far the highest number of vaccinations for any of the regions within the South West and they show that 39.1 per cent of the adult population had received their first jab. This is up on the 34.2 per cent as of February 14

Of the total population of Devon, 13,429, people, 1.3 per cent, have also had their second dose.

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Every single local authority in Devon and Cornwall has seen at least a quarter of its residents receive one dose of the vaccine, even when including the number of under 18s, who the vaccine is not licensed for use on, in the total population.

The Isles of Scilly have had the highest percentage of its total population given one dose (39.7 per cent), with East Devon and West Devon both having 39.1 per cent vaccinated.

Number of people vaccinated with at least one dose in Cornwall

Under 70: 83,309 people

70-74: 38,259

75-79: 28,395

80+ 35,702

Total: 185,665

Population: 569,578

Percentage of total population (including under 18s who vaccine is not licensed for): 32.5 per cent