More than a third of people in Blackburn with Darwen have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

NHS data shows 42,545 people had received both jabs by May 23 – 37 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, 36,543 were aged 40 and over – 54 per cent of the age group.

It means 6,002 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 Blackburn with Darwen, 70 per cent of those aged 16 and over have received their first jab.

Areas with the highest coverage:

1) Tockholes, Edgworth and Hoddlesden, with 84.4 per cent of people aged 16 and over given their first dose

2) Beardwood, Pleasington and Livesey, 83.8 per cent

3) South Darwen and Whitehall, 81.5 per cent

Areas with the lowest coverage:

1) Audley, 57.7 per cent

2) Central Blackburn, 58 per cent

3) Shadsworth and Intack, 59.4 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 Blackburn with Darwen have not been vaccinated.

The figures show 942 out of 1124 eligible staff, including agency workers, at older adult care homes had received a first dose by May 23 – meaning 16 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.