15.3 million Britons receive first coronavirus vaccine dose
A woman receives a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine inside a bus modified into a mobile vaccination centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Thamesmead, London, Britain, February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Purchase Licensing Rights
LONDON (Reuters) - A total of 15,300,151 Britons have received the first dose of a COVID-19 jab, according to official data released on Monday, as the government begins to widen its vaccination programme to new groups of people.
Britain also reported on Monday a further 9,765 cases and 230 deaths within 28 days of a positive test.
Reporting by Costas Pitas
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