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: 2,662
TOTAL NUMBER OF CARE HOME STAFF ELIGIBLE IN HEREFORDSHIRE DUE TO NOT HAVING COVID-19 IN PAST 28 DAYS: 2,583
NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE STAFF VACCINATED (FIRST DOSE): 2,108
PERCENTAGE OF THOSE ELIGIBLE CARE HOME STAFF THAT HAVE RECEIVED FIRST DOSE: 81.6%
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: 1,498
TOTAL NUMBER OF CARE HOME RESIDENTS ELIGIBLE IN HEREFORDSHIRE DUE TO NOT HAVING COVID-19 IN PAST 28 DAYS: 1,465
NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS VACCINATED (FIRST DOSE): 1,389
PERCENTAGE OF THOSE ELIGIBLE CARE HOME RESIDENTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED FIRST DOSE: 94.8%
DATA SOURCE: Statistics » COVID-19 Vaccinations (england.nhs.uk)