Over 3 million Covid-19 jabs have been issued in the North East so far, on over 2 million people.
Latest NHS England figures show NHS workers in the North East and Yorkshire region have given out 2,932,876 first and 121,687 second doses of vital vaccine, totally 3,054,563 injections.
That means over one third of the region's roughly 8.5m people have started their vaccine course.
The figures come as those over the age of 56 are now being invited to book their appointments.
The highest number of jabs have been performed in the Midlands, where 3,713,728 first doses and 142,395 second doses, a total of 3,856,123, have been given out.
By contrast, in London, a total of 2,402,084 injections have taken place, including 2,293,359 first doses and 108,725 second doses.
Across the whole of England, a total of 19,812,818 Covid-19 vaccinations have taken place between December 8 and March 7, according to provisional NHS England data.
This includes both first and second doses, which is a rise of 149,241 on the previous day’s figures.
Of this number, 19,015,497 were the first dose of a vaccine, a rise of 140,108 on the previous day, while 797,321 were a second dose, an increase of 9,133.
The breakdown for the other regions is:
East of England – 2,242,216 first doses and 96,534 second doses, (2,338,750 in total)
North West – 2,491,910 first and 97,548 second doses (2,589,458)
South East – 3,071,212 first and 133,376 second doses (3,204,588)
South West – 2,174,185 first and 96,302 second doses (2,270,487)
