This is how many people have received Covid jabs in the Braintree district

More than two in five people in Braintree have now received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

NHS data shows 52,520 people had received both jabs by May 23 – 43 per cent of those aged 16 and over.

Of those to have received both jabs, 46,987 were aged 40 and over.

It means 5,533 people aged between 16 and 39 have received both doses.

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

Across Braintree, 74 per cent of those aged 16 and over have received their first jab.

The area with the highest coverage is Witham South, Hatfield Peverel and White Notley, with 80.7 per cent of people aged 16 and over given their first dose, followed by Halstead East and Colnes at 80.1 per cent.

Bures Hamlet, Maplestead and Belchamp came close with 79.5 per cent.

Central Braintree had the lowest coverage at 65.4 per cent, followed by Braintree South at 66 per cent and Bocking with 67.6 per cent.

The infection rate in Braintree remains low, despite the Indian variant being identified in the area by Public Health England.

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Across the district the rate stands at 3.9 per 100,000 people.

Across England, 19.4 million people had received a second dose of the jab by May 23 – 43% of the population aged over 16 and over.

That includes 17 million people aged 40 and over – 60% of the age group.