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A total of 11,465,210 people have received a first vaccine, as the UK has reported another 828 deaths associated with the virus.
The death toll is down from 1,014 reported on Friday, coming after another 18,262 cases were reported on Saturday, the latest government figures show.
The number of daily infections is less than the 19,114 cases confirmed yesterday and the 20,634 reported on Thursday.
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Almost 11.5 million people have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine
It means that 112,092 people in the UK have now died after testing positive for the virus, while 3,929,835 cases have been confirmed.
The latest number of shots is accurate as of February 5.
It shows that 11,465,210 people had received their first dose and 510,057 people had received both a first and a second prick.
The figures are higher than the 10,971,047 people who had received a first dose and the 505,993 people who had received both jabs as of Friday.
Boris Johnson has said that it is still too early to talk about the ending coronavirus restrictions, after it was reported that the pubs could reopen in May.
With the prime minister about to set out his roadmap for the society’s reopening later this month, the Sun reported that ministers are preparing to allow pubs to serve pints to go in April before fully reopening in may.
Meanwhile, The Telegraph said the possibility of dry pubs was being discussed as an option to allow the bars to open in April. but government sources were dismissive of the idea and asked what would be the “meaning” of a pub without alcohol.
Downing Street has confirmed that it aims to vaccinate those over 50 and those 16 to 65 with certain health conditions by the end of April.
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A senior doctor warned against easing lockdown measures too soon because intensive care units are still “full to the brim” due to coronavirus infections.
Anthony Gordon, professor of intensive care medicine at Imperial College London, said the public would have to wait longer for “relief.”
Speaking on BBC Radio 4, Professor Gordon said: “I think we all hope that there will be a relief from all this, from the closures and so on eventually, but at this point we are still very much into this for a little longer.
“What I see is that we are still very busy. We have expanded into these emergency ICUs and they are still fully open and full of patients.”
