Health & Fitness

33 Percent of Middlesex County Received At Least One Vaccine Dose

Eighty-three percent Middlesex County residents over age 75 have received at least one dose, according to the state's data.

The county recorded 5,432 cases of the virus in the two weeks leading up to March 30.
The county recorded 5,432 cases of the virus in the two weeks leading up to March 30. (Kim Potter)

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA — Over 80 percent of Middlesex County's oldest residents have received least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the state’s data. Thirty-one percent of the county's residents as a whole have received at least one dose, up from 28 percent last week.

Roughly 4 out of 5 residents ages 65 to 74 have received at least one dose and 54 percent in the 60-to-64 age group have received one.

Massachusetts recorded its 600,000th case of the virus in its data this week and labeled 55 communities as "high risk." Find if your town or city is high risk using the map here.

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You can view Massachusetts' town-by-town data by clicking Municipality Vaccination Report.

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