Two in five people in Sheffield are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19

NHS data shows 185,833 people had received both jabs by May 23 – 39 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, 157,601 were aged 40 and over – 61 per cent of the age group.

It means 28,232 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 Sheffield 64 per cent of those aged 16 and over have received their first jab.

The areas with the highest coverage were:

- Fulwood and Lodge Moor, with 91.4 per cent of people aged 16 and over given their first dose

- Bents Green and Millhouses, 89.3 per cent

- Beauchief, 89.3 per cent

The areas with the lowest coverage were:

- Cathedral and Kelham, 9.8 per cent

- Devonshire Quarter, 17.5 per cent

- Highfield and Lowfield, 29.8 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.

Despite the success of the rollout, some staff at care homes in Sheffield have not been vaccinated.

The figures show 3592 out of 4340 eligible staff, including agency workers, at older adult care homes had received a first dose by May 23 – meaning 17 per cent have not had a jab.

The Government is currently in consultation over plans to make the jab mandatory for staff over concerns for residents.