Half of people in Stroud have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

NHS data shows 48,147 people had received both jabs by May 23 – 49 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, 44,137 were aged 40 and over – 63 per cent of the age group.

It means 4,010 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 Stroud, 77 per cent of those aged 16 and over have received their first jab.

Areas with the highest coverage:

1) Frampton, Whitminster and Eastington, with 87.3 per cent of people aged 16 and over given their first dose

2) Minchinhampton and Amberley, 83 per cent

3) Painswick, Bisley and Eastcombe, 82.7 per cent

Areas with the lowest coverage:

1) Stroud Town, 68.2 per cent

2) Dursley, 73 per cent

3) Ebley and Randwick, 73.8 per cent

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

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

In total, 31.6 million people had received at least one dose of a vaccine by the same date, covering 70 per cent of people over 16.