Cleveland County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 48% of people fully vaccinated

Diane Pantaleo, USA TODAY NETWORK
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A basket containing a COVID-19 vaccination card is readied for people receiving the Pfizer vaccine at the Sangamon County Department of Public Health Vaccination Site in Springfield, Ill., on Dec. 9. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register)

Some 48% of people living in Cleveland County are fully vaccinated as of Jan. 11, according to data from North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).

North Carolina reported 1,905,265 total cases of coronavirus, an increase of 9% from the week before.

The five counties with the highest percentage of their population fully vaccinated in North Carolina as of Jan. 11 are Orange County (78%), Dare County (75%), Wake County (74%), Durham County (71%) and Brunswick County (67%).

Here are the latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Cleveland County as of Jan. 11:

How many people in Cleveland County have received a COVID-19 vaccine?

  • 64% of people in Cleveland County have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 62,093 people

  • 48% of people in Cleveland County are fully vaccinated, for a total of 46,600 people

For a county-by-county look at the vaccination rollout, see our COVID-19 vaccine tracker, which is updated daily.

How many people in North Carolina have been vaccinated so far?

  • 81% of people in North Carolina have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 8,215,151 people

  • 59% of people in North Carolina are fully vaccinated, for a total of 6,008,742 people

COVID vaccinations for kids and boosters

The percentages in this story reflect the total share of the population that has received vaccines. That now includes people as young as 5 years old, for whom vaccines have been authorized.

These weekly stories will be updated as more data on vaccination rates in children, as well as booster vaccination rates, are released.

We pull data on local vaccine distribution on a weekly basis. Check back for our next weekly update mid-week for the latest numbers.

This article originally appeared on The Shelby Star: Cleveland County, NC vaccine rate: How many people are vaccinated?