Two-thirds of UK adults have had first COVID-19 jab - government data


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LONDON - Two-thirds of adults in the United Kingdom have been vaccinated with a first dose of a COVID-19 shot, official data showed on Friday.

In total 35,069,641 people have received a first dose and 16,764,720 have received a second.

Britain also recorded a further 2,490 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, and 15 more deaths.

(Reporting by James Davey; Editing by Kate Holton)

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