Since the start of the vaccination programme in December, more than 313,000 vaccinations have been administered in Barnsley.
A total of 143,027 of adults are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus - a 69.9 per cent uptake.
More than 170,000 residents have had at least one dose of their vaccine - an 83.2 per cent uptake.
Julia Burrows, the town’s director of public health, said: “It is wonderful that those who have had two doses are at a hugely reduced risk of becoming seriously ill.”
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