More than 66,900 hospital admissions prevented by vaccine rollout - Public Health England

Between 21.3 and 22.9 million infections and between 57,500 and 62,700 deaths are estimated to have been prevented.

Young people are being urged to get their coronavirus jabs as latest estimates say the rollout has prevented more than 66,900 hospital admissions in England (Yui Mok/PA)

More than 66,900 hospital admissions are estimated to have been prevented by the coronavirus vaccine rollout in England.

The new figure – up by more than 14,000 on the previous estimate – came as the new boss of NHS England urged young people to have their jab amid a warning that more than a fifth of those admitted to hospital with Covid-19 are aged between 18 and 34.