COVID-19: Over 15 million people vaccinated in the UK

A total of 15,062,189 million people in the UK have now received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to Government figures published on February 14. This is the equivalent of 22.5 percent of the total UK population, and 28.6 percent of people aged 18 and over. /AFP

A total of 15,062,189 million people in the UK have now received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to Government figures published on February 14. This is the equivalent of 22.5 percent of the total UK population, and 28.6 percent of people aged 18 and over.

In England - a total of 12,675,663 people had received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine up to February 13, according to NHS England.

This is the equivalent of 22.5 percent of the total population of England, and 28.6 percent of people aged 18 and over, based on the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.

In Wales , 13, 771,651 people had received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to Public Health Wales.

This is the equivalent of 24.5 percent of the total population of Wales, and 30.6 percent of people aged 18 and over.

In Scotland -as of 8.30am on February 14, 1,223,774 people had received their first dose of the vaccine, according to the Scottish Government.

This is the equivalent of 22.4 percent of the total population of Scotland, and 27.6 percent of people aged 18 and over.

Some 99 percent of people aged 80 or over living in the community have had their first dose, along with 99 percent of people aged 75-79 and 78 percent of people aged 70-74. These totals do not include care home residents.

And in Northern Ireland a total of 391,101 people had received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as of February 13, according to the Northern Ireland Department of Health.

This is the equivalent of 20.7 percent of the total population of Northern Ireland, and 26.9 percent of people aged 18 and over.

(With input from agencies)