Posted: Mon 15th Mar 2021

More than 300,000 coronavirus vaccine doses administered in North Wales

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Monday, Mar 15th, 2021

More than 300,000 vaccines have now been administered across the North Wales health board area with the most being in Flintshire. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Figures released by Public Health Wales today also show that 1,122,931 first dose vaccines and 264,255 second doses have been administered across Wales. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Speaking at today’s Welsh Government press conference Wales’ Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Chris Jones said more than 35 per cent of the adult population in Wales had received a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine and 10 per cent were fully vaccinated. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

He added that Wales is on course to reach its target of offering a vaccine to all in the top nine priority groups by mid April, subject to vaccine availability. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Of those figures 317,033 (first and second doses combined) vaccines have been carried out by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

1,618 vaccines were administered across the region yesterday. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A breakdown of those who have received the vaccine in North Wales, can be found below: ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

  • Older adult, care home residents: 6,504
  • Care home workers: 17,573
  • Those aged 80 year of age and over: 41,718
  • Health care workers: 42,920
  • Social care workers: 15,367
  • All those 75 years of age and over: 36,223
  • All those 70 years of age and over: 49,400
  • High risk adults under 70 years of age: 16,831
  • All those 65 years of age and over: 33,115
  • Other (All North Wales residents under the age of 65 not included in the priority groups shown above): 57,381

Flintshire: 58,979 doses of the vaccines have been administered so far. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Conwy has administered the highest number in North Wales with 60,669 doses. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

In Anglesey is has been 36,042 vaccines, Gwynedd 55,947, Denbighshire 47,707, Wrexham 48,726 and Other 8,963. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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