Health & Fitness
Here's How Many Dakota County Residents Have Been Vaccinated
About 50 percent of Minnesotans have received at least the first dose of the vaccine.
DAKOTA COUNTY, MN— A total of 224,404 residents— or 67 percent of the of adults in the county— have received at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest numbers from the Minnesota Department of Health.
Of those, 189,397 residents — or 57 percent of the county — have received both doses.
In Minnesota overall, 2.8 million people, or about 50 percent of the state, have received at least one dose.
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About 2.4 million people, or 43 percent of the state, have received both doses.
Overall, the state has been averaging giving about 32,168 shots per day on average, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
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In all, over 4.4 million vaccines have been shipped to Minnesota providers, and 1.4 million vaccines have been shipped to long-term care facilities for the CDC long-term care vaccination program.
Governor Tim Walz recently lifted the mask mandate, with Minneapolis and Saint Paul deciding to keep it for the time being.
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