Five million Covid vaccinations as region leads the way
The Midlands has become the first NHS region in England to have delivered five million coronavirus vaccine doses.
Figures revealed 4.75 million people have had their first dose, with 295,136 people having received their second jab.
The news comes just days after NHS England and NHS Improvement declared a record-breaking weekend nationally, as 756,873 jabs were administered across England on Super Saturday on March 20.
The Midlands is also performing above national averages in all six age-based cohorts over 50, including having delivered at least one vaccine dose to more than 95 per cent of those aged over 70.
Alison Tonge, the NHS England and NHS Improvement director responsible for overseeing the vaccination programme across the East and West Midlands, said: “The way that communities across the Midlands have come together to support this national effort has been remarkable.”
