THOUSANDS have received their coronavirus jabs in North Wales, according to figures from the local health board.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) continues to lead the way in Wales when it comes to getting vaccines into people’s arms.

The latest figures show that the health board has reached almost 419,000 jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine – this includes first and seconds doses combined.

On Sunday, March 28, the health board gave out 3,847 injections across the vaccine centres in the region.

The total number of vaccines given as of March 28 can be broken down by local authority:

• Anglesey: 48,411

• Conwy: 79,950

• Denbighshire: 59,797

• Flintshire: 80,380

• Gwynedd: 70,326

• Wrexham: 69,888

• Other: 10,231

It shows Flintshire leads the way with over 80,000 jabs in total given out to those in priority groups one to six.

BCUHB are also able to break down the main number by those target groups:

• Older adult, care home residents: 8,063

• Care home workers: 18,830

• Those aged 80 year of age and over: 50,584

• Health care workers: 45,379

• Social care workers: 16,745

• All those 75 years of age and over: 41,596

• All those 70 years of age and over: 63,730

• High risk adults under 70 years of age: 20,142

• All those 65 years of age and over: 39,497

• All North Wales residents under the age of 65 not included in the priority groups shown above: 114,416.