Leeds news LIVE: More than 90 per cent of over 50s across city have had first Covid vaccine

Welcome to the Yorkshire Evening Post's live blog on Friday, March 26.

By Immy Share

Published 26th Mar 2021, 06:43 BST

Updated 26th Mar 2021, 06:48 BST

Richard Moss, 73, receives an injection of the the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from Lance Corporal Carla Fraser, Regimental Aid Post 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, at the Elland Road vaccination centre in Leeds (photo: PA Wire/ Danny Lawson)

It is estimated that 91.6 per cent of over 50s in Leeds have received their first jab.

This is an estimated 232,924 people.

The figures are based on provisional data from NHS England for vaccinations up to March 21, and use population figures from the Office for National Statistics which are the best publicly available official estimates.

As of Wednesday, 325,000 people in total across the city had received their first dose of the vaccine.

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