More than 50,000 people have now had a Covid vaccination in Harborough – helping to dramatically drive down infection rates

More than 50,000 people have now had a Covid vaccination in Harborough – helping to dramatically drive down infection rates.

Over 60 per cent of adults across the district have now had at least one shot - with 1,400 doses given in the week up to Sunday April 4 alone.

A remarkable 51,414 jabs have now been given to people in Harborough between December 8 and April 4, Public Health England statistics show.

And almost 11,000 people aged under 50 have now been vaccinated locally.

The highly-successful coronavirus vaccination rollout has helped to slash the virus infection rate in Harborough to about 18 per 100,000 people – one of the lowest rates in England.