MORE than two thirds of people in the UK have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to the latest Government figures.

Official figures show that as of 4pm on Monday, there were six new coronavirus cases recorded in Oxfordshire – three more than those recorded on Sunday.

The rate of infection in the county now stands at 4,924 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 6,910.

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These were the numbers for the past 24 hours by local authority:

l Oxford – 2

l South Oxfordshire – 2

l Vale of White Horse – 2

l Cherwell – 1

There are no new cases in West Oxfordshire.

The total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic started are:

l Oxford – 9,595

l Oxfordshire – 34,055

Currently, there are no patients with coronavirus in any hospitals in Oxfordshire.

The UK has recorded a further five Covid-related deaths and 1,979 new cases, Public Health England confirmed.

The health body recently changed the way it records the figures.

Cases identified through a positive lateral flow test – those which can deliver results within half an hour – will no longer be counted if the person then takes a PCR test, which is sent to a lab to be checked, and receives a negative result within three days.

The latest data shows that nearly 70 per cent of the population has received their first dose of a vaccine and 38.5 per cent have received their second.