More Than Half Of Melrose Has At Least 1 Shot As Cases Near 2K

MELROSE, MA — More than half of the city's residents have received at least one coronavirus vaccination shot, a major milestone in the local fight against the virus.

Thirty-one percent of Melrosians have been fully vaccinated and 51 percent have been at least partially vaccinated as of Thursday's numbers from the Department of Public Health. That means 14,693 residents have received either one Moderna or Pfizer dose or the single-shot Johnson & Johnson dose (the latter of which is currently under a pause.)

More than 80 percent of everyone over the age of 64 here has received at least one shot.

The city's coronavirus stats stayed relatively steady. The average daily incidence over the past two weeks went from 21.7 to 19.2, the two-week positivity rate went from 2.37 to 2.49 and the total two-week case count went from 88 to 78.

There have been 1,950 confirmed coronavirus cases in Melrose since the start of the pandemic. That number will likely top 2,000 next week.

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