NHS England has released its weekly vaccination figures, with a breakdown included that shows the number of care home residents and staff that have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Herefordshire.

TOTAL NUMBER OF CARE HOME STAFF IN HEREFORDSHIRE: 2,640

TOTAL NUMBER OF CARE HOME STAFF ELIGIBLE IN HEREFORDSHIRE DUE TO NOT HAVING COVID-19 IN PAST 28 DAYS: 2,627

NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE STAFF VACCINATED (FIRST DOSE): 2,146

PERCENTAGE OF THOSE ELIGIBLE CARE HOME STAFF THAT HAVE RECEIVED FIRST DOSE: 81.7%

The numbers are more encouraging in terms of the number of care home residents that have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Herefordshire.

TOTAL NUMBER OF CARE HOME RESIDENTS IN HEREFORDSHIRE: 1,493

TOTAL NUMBER OF CARE HOME RESIDENTS ELIGIBLE IN HEREFORDSHIRE DUE TO NOT HAVING COVID-19 IN PAST 28 DAYS: 1,487

NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS VACCINATED (FIRST DOSE): 1,405

PERCENTAGE OF THOSE ELIGIBLE CARE HOME RESIDENTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED FIRST DOSE: 94.5%

DATA SOURCE: Statistics » COVID-19 Vaccinations (england.nhs.uk)