Leeds news LIVE: 175,000 Leeds residents have now received first Covid vaccine

Leeds has hit a milestone with its Covid vaccine rollout.

The CEO of Leeds Council, Tom Riordan, announced on Twitter that 175,000 people in Leeds have now had their first Covid vaccine jab.

This is equal to one in five Leeds residents.

Mr Riordan said "we can do this" as he pleaded with people to "take the vaccine if called".

The CEO announced the news on Twitter in his daily announcement of case rates.

The daily Covid case rate has also fallen - as it has been doing consecutively for nearly two weeks.

The latest recorded infection rate on February 18 was 161.6 per 100,000 people with a positivty rate of 7.9 per cent.

This is a decrease from the rate on February 17 which was 166.4 cases per 100,000 people with a positivity rate of 8.1 per cent.

Mr Riordan tweeted: "Leeds case rate down to 161.6 per 100k (from 166.4) with positivity down to 7.9% (from 8.1%).

"Please stay in unless essential, keep your distance when out and take the vaccine if called.

"175,000 people in Leeds have now had their 1st jab: over 1 in 5 residents.

"We can do this."

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