Just 7,000 people received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in Kent last week as the NHS switched focus to deliver vulnerable people's second jabs.

As a result there were more than 60,000 second doses in the seven days to April 11.

In total 22% more vaccines were given in Kent and Medway compared to April 4 - to 68,205 from 55,969.

However, this is still 44% down from the week ending March 28 when 121,745 vaccines were administered across the county.

This has coincided with health services prioritising older and vulnerable people getting their second doses over younger, less vulnerable people getting their first dose.

On the week ending April 11, first doses made up 7,216 (11%) of the total vaccines administered while second doses made up 60,989 (89%).

This gap had grown from the week before, when 35% were first doses and 65% were second doses on the week ending April 4.

As a result, the number of people who have had the vaccine has barely risen.

Across Kent and Medway, 62% of residents have received the the vaccine.

Folkestone and Hythe has the largest majority of people vaccinated with 68% having had their first dose - 8% above the national average.

Dartford has the lowest number of people vaccinated at 56%, followed closely by Canterbury at 57%.

However, first doses should rise next week as the NHS started inviting over-45s to have their vaccinations earlier this week as phase two of the programme begins.

Interestingly enough, the percentage of people vaccinated in each area is reflected in the infection rates data over the last week.

Folkestone and Hythe maintains the lowest infection rate at 3.5 with only four cases in the last week.

While Dartford has the highest infection rate at 32 with 36 cases but saw them drop 18.2% on the week ending April 10.

Canterbury has the second highest infection rate at 26.

Only three out of 13 areas saw an increase in cases - with some being more worrying then others.

Folkestone and Hythe saw an increase of 33.3% and Gravesham 6.2% in the last week - representing just one case each.

Whereas Canterbury saw cases almost double by 95.5% representing 21 cases.

Overall, across Kent and Medway Covid-19 case numbers are looking overwhelmingly positive - with 255 being recorded across the county on the week ending April 10, two days before non-essential shops were allowed to reopen.

This represents a drop in cases of 25.2%, bringing the infection rate down to 13.7, a far-cry from the pandemic's second wave peak at 869 on January 4.

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