Nearly half of Devon and Cornwall's adult population have now had their first Covid-19 vaccine.

In East Devon 39.1 per cent of the population have received at least one dose. Honiton and the surrounding area has recorded a total of 4,435 vaccinations so far.

The statistics, as of February 21, show that there have been 404,574 vaccines delivered across Devon – with 391,325 of them being the first dose.

Just under 50,000 vaccinations were carried out in the last week.

The figures for Devon, which will have risen in recent days, are by far the highest number of vaccinations for any of the regions within the South West.

They show that 39.1 per cent of the adult population had received their first jab. This is up on the 34.2 per cent as of February 14.

Of the total population of Devon, 13,429, people, 1.3 per cent, have also had their second dose.