Here's How Many Washington County Residents Have Been Vaccinated

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MN— A total of 104,129 residents— or 52 percent of 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, 70,151 residents — or 35 percent of the county — have received both doses.

In Minnesota overall, 2.2 million people, or 39 percent of the state, have received at least one dose. About 1.5 million people, or 27 percent of the state, have received both doses.

Overall, the state has been averaging giving about 47,998 shots per day on average, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

In all, over 3.1 million vaccines have been shipped to Minnesota providers, and 852,030 vaccines have been shipped to long-term care facilities for the CDC long-term care vaccination program.

Recently, Minnesota agencies recommended that health care providers pause the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, due to six people across the country developing blood clots.

Patch sent out a survey asking if Patch readers think Minnesota should require vaccine passports-37 percent of our Minnesota readers said yes.