Nine in 10 people aged 80 and over in Gloucestershire have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

NHS data shows 77,817 people had been given their first jab by January 24.

Of those, 34,061 were aged 80 or over ­– equating to 91 per cent of the population in that age group, according to the latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics.

The figures cover people vaccinated in the Gloucestershire Integrated Care System area ­– a collaboration between local NHS services and councils aimed at improving health care.

People aged 80 and over are in one of four priority groups which Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged will be offered a vaccination by the middle of February.

The other groups include those aged over 70, frontline health and care workers and the extremely clinically vulnerable.

The data also shows 43,756 people aged between 16 and 79 across Gloucestershire had received a first vaccination dose.

It means 15 per cent of people aged 16 and over living in the area have received their first jab.

Vaccinations are currently being given in major hospitals, pharmacies and newly-set-up centres such as football stadiums and out-of-town parking areas.

This is on top of more than 1,000 local vaccinations services in surgeries, community centres and churches.

There are at least nine of these services in the Gloucestershire area.

After the first dose of the vaccine, people should receive a follow-up jab within 12 weeks, according to current guidance.

Across Gloucestershire, 2,923 people had received their second dose by January 24, including 1,362 people aged 80 and over.