MORE than a quarter of young adults in Brighton and Hove are unvaccinated against Covid-19.

In the week up until February 5, there were 3,316 new cases of Covid in the city – down 7.6 per cent on the previous seven days.

Despite the drop in case numbers, 26.2 per cent of 18 to 39-year-olds in Brighton and Hove have not received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, as of February 6.

The city is one of 18 local authorities where at least a quarter of people from this age group are not vaccinated.

Some 34.7 per cent of 18 to 39-year-olds in Coventry are unvaccinated, along with 32.0 per cent in Birmingham and 31.9 per cent in Liverpool – the highest ranked areas.

A first dose of Covid-19 vaccine has been available for all adults in England aged 18 and over since last summer.

The data also shows that vaccine take-up in many big cities has improved in the last two months, but at a slow pace.

The figures are for vaccines delivered up to February 6.

There are currently 25 patients with Covid-19 in the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, with fewer than five in intensive care or high dependency beds.

One person in Brighton and Hove died with Covid-19 in the week to Friday 28 January.

Take-up of doses in the past few months is likely to have been affected by the high levels of infections across the country as people are not able to receive a vaccine within 28 days of having had Covid-19.

Here are the 18 local authorities where at least 25 per cent of 18 to 39-year-olds are estimated to have not received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, as of February 6:

Coventry - 34.7 per cent

Birmingham - 32.0 per cent

Liverpool - 31.9 per cent

Welwyn Hatfield - 31.2 per cent

Enfield - 31.1 per cent

Boston - 30.2 per cent

Nottingham - 30.1

Canterbury - 29.6 per cent

Runnymede - 29.5 per cent

Barking and Dagenham - 27.8 per cent

Islington - 27.8 per cent

Newcastle upon Tyne - 27.6 per cent

Manchester - 26.6 per cent

Brighton and Hove - 26.2 per cent

Thurrock - 26.1 per cent

Sheffield - 25.5 per cent

Wolverhampton - 25.4 per cent

Camden - 25.0 per cent