Sadiq Khan 'hugely concerned' as London has the lowest vaccination rate in whole country
Londoners have received only a tenth of the vaccines that have given across the country
April Curtin
Sadiq Khan worries the amount of vaccines are not reflecting the level of need in London (Image: Leon Neal/Getty Images)
The Mayor of London is in urgent talks with Government after NHS data revealed the capital has the lowest vaccination rate in England.
2,371,407 doses have been rolled out across the country, but only 237,524 of these have been administered in London.
And just 2.9 per cent of people of all ages in the capital have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Sky News revealed.
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Nearly two million people have been given the first dose of the vaccine in England (1,997,204), but only 374,103 have received the second.
This is while the Government pushes to provide as many people with the first dose as possible.
The Midlands comes top for the most vaccinations received (447,329), followed by the North East and Yorkshire (433,045) and the South East (411,257).
But just 199,986 Londoners have received the first dose of the vaccine, and 37,538 have received the second.
This is despite 10 out its 32 London boroughs falling into the top 25 areas with the highest Covid-19 infection rates in the country.
London has the lowest coverage of over 80s
5.5 per cent of people of all ages in the North East and Yorkshire have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, compared to the 2.9 per cent of people of all ages in London.
London has the lowest coverage of the over-80s cohort, as well as of ages 0-49, 50-54 and 55-59.
London does show the second highest coverage of ages 70-74, and joint second highest of ages 75-79.
But it records the second lowest coverage of ages 60-64 in terms of the first dose.
The Mayor is to discuss the urgent matter with Government officials immediately (Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
Sadiq Khan said he is "hugely concerned" that Londoners have received only a tenth of the vaccines that have been given across the country.
"I'll be speaking to Government today to ensure we urgently receive an amount of the vaccine that reflects our size, density and the level of need in our city," he added.
A total of 10,020 people living in London tested positive for Covid-19 in just one day, latest figures show.
London's individual Covid-19 rate (1,047 cases per 100,000 population) was much higher than that of England as a whole (655 cases per 100,000 people) in the week ending Friday, January 8.
Both cases and the overall rate in London had risen from the previous seven days of data.
Regional breakdown of vaccine doses given across England
• East of England: 186,291 (1st dose), 49,732 (2nd dose) - 236,023 (total)
• London: 199,986 (1st dose), 37,538 (2nd dose) - 237,524 (total)
• Midlands: 387,647 (1st dose), 59,682 (2nd dose) - 447,329 (total)
• North East and Yorkshire: 370,694 (1st dose), 62,351 (2nd dose) - 433,045 (total)
• North West: 266,585 (1st dose), 51,860 (2nd dose) - 318,445 (total)
• South East: 348,863 (1st dose), 62,394 (2nd dose) - 411,257 (total)
• South West: 235,108 (1st dose), 50,224 (2nd dose) - 285,332 (total)
• Other: 2,130 (1st dose), 322 (2nd dose) - 2,452 (total)
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