COVID19: Over 68% of those unvaccinated are under 39

The vast majority (68.7%) of the 188,000 who have not been vaccinated with a COVID-19 jab are aged between 18-39, according to the Health Ministry.

The Ministry estimates that 188,090 people aged 18 and over have not yet been vaccinated, of which 129,267 are between 18-39.

In total, 73.8% of the adult population has received one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine and 65.3% are fully vaccinated.

The government’s target is to reach 80% herd immunity of the population against COVID variants by the end of August.

In relation to vaccination coverage by district, Paphos leads the way with 84% of its residents receiving a jab.

Famagusta and Nicosia follow with 80.4% and 74.1% respectively followed by Limassol with 71.8%.

And Larnaca has the lowest vaccination rate with only 67.8% getting the jab.

Some 10,626 vaccines were administered between 15-31 July at walk-in vaccination centres.

Age groups	Age group population	9 July	16 July	23 July	31 July
16-17	18,902	13,3%	20,7%	24,7%	27,6%
18-19	21,362	30,7%	35,2%	37,9%	40,5%
20-29	138,322	39,4%	43,8%	48,2%	52,3%
30-39	143,651	56%	59,4%	62,5%	65%
40-49	111,310	75,6%	78,6%	81,2%	82,9%
50-59	107,634	73,9%	76,2%	78,1%	79,4%
60-69	94,714	83,3%	84,7%	85,8%	86,6%
70-79	66,429	92,4%	93,1%	94,1%	94,9%
80+	33,530	93%	93,7%	94,6%	95,5%