Worcester County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 67% 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)

Sixty-seven percent of Worcester County residents were fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or the second of a two-dose shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).

Massachusetts reported 1,365,608 total cases of coronavirus, up 15% from last week.

The five Massachusetts counties with the highest percentage of residents fully vaccinated are Middlesex (77%), Norfolk (77%), Essex (71%), Suffolk (71%) and Plymouth (68%).

Here are the latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Worcester County as of Tuesday:

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

  • Eighty-two percent of Worcester County residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 674,937 people

  • Sixty-seven percent of Worcester County residents are fully vaccinated, for a total of 552,923 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 Massachusetts have been vaccinated so far?

  • Ninety-three percent of Massachusetts residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 6,357,418 people

  • Seventy-six percent of Massachusetts residents are fully vaccinated, for a total of 5,189,658 people

COVID-19 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.

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 Milford Daily News: Sixty-seven percent of Worcester County residents are fully vaccinated