THE total number of Covid-19 vaccinations that have been given to residents in the South East has been revealed today.

NHS England has published a breakdown of vaccinations by age and region for the first time.

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The data shows that of the 2,371,407 jabs given between December 8 and January 10, including both first and second doses, 237,524 of them were administered to people living in London.

In the South East, there have been 411,257 vaccines administered.

Breakdown for the rest of the country:

  • Midlands - 447,329
  • North East and Yorkshire - 433,045
  • North West - 318,445
  • South West - 285,332
  • East of England - 236,023

There were also 2,452 listed as other, including some people who live in Scotland and Wales.

In total in England, 1,036,605 aged 80 or over have received a first dose, while 960,699 were given to those under 80.

The coronavirus growth rate is slowing and in some NHS regions there is a “sign of plateauing” in cases and hospital admissions, a leading epidemiologist has suggested.

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Professor Neil Ferguson, whose modelling led to the original lockdown in March, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme it was “much too early” to say exactly when case numbers would come down but in some NHS regions they appear to be “plateauing”.

He said: “It looks like in London in particular and a couple of other regions in the South East and East of England, hospital admissions may even have plateaued, though it is hard to tell if they are coming down.

“It has to be said this is not seen everywhere – both case numbers and hospital admissions are going up in many other areas, but overall at a national level we are seeing the rate of growth slow.”