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More than 2.2 million people in UK receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

By India Education Diary Bureau Admin On Jan 11, 2021

London: More than 2.2 million people in the UK have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the latest figures show as the government begins daily publications on vaccination uptake.

The number of people who have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine between 8 December to Sunday 10 January is 2,286,572.

The breakdown in each nation is:

England: 1,959,151
Scotland: 163,377
Wales: 86,039
Northern Ireland: 78,005
More than 2.6 million vaccine doses (2,675,213) have been administered overall in the UK – excluding the number of second doses in Scotland – over the same time period.

NHS England will publish a more detailed breakdown of their figures every week – starting from Thursday – which will include vaccinations in England by region.