Numbers receiving Covid-19 vaccinations varies in the North West

Sligo has one of the highest uptake rates in the country when it comes to the receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.

Over 94 % of people in Sligo has received the vaccination.

Latest figures show that around 10% of eligible people in eight counties remain unvaccinated against Covid-19.

New HSE figures show Waterford, Wexford and Carlow have the highest uptake rates.

The figures for the north west region vary from county to county however.  Donegal has one of the lowest rates when it comes to the uptake with 81.3% of people choosing to take the vaccination.

Monaghan on 80.9 has the lowest uptake rate.

In Leitrim the vaccination rate stands at 92.9%