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Nevada County has administered 62,447 vaccine doses as of Monday, providing immunization to almost a quarter of county residents.
Of those, 34,060 were Pfizer vaccines, 26,734 doses were Moderna, and 1,653 were Johnson & Johnson, the latter of which requires only one shot and is currently suspended by federal authorities.
According to county Public Information Officer Taylor Wolfe, 23,355 residents almost a quarter of the county’s population are fully vaccinated and 25,095 residents are partially vaccinated.
Sixty-five vaccines have been given to those between the ages of zero to 17; 4,718 vaccines to those between 18 and 49; 4,426 vaccines to those between 50-64; and 14,146 vaccines to those 65-plus, the state COVID-19 website states.
Nevada County has administered 62,447 vaccine doses as of Monday, providing immunization to almost a quarter of county residents.
Of those, 34,060 were Pfizer vaccines, 26,734 doses were Moderna, and 1,653 were Johnson & Johnson, the latter of which requires only one shot and is currently suspended by federal authorities.
According to county Public Information Officer Taylor Wolfe, 23,355 residents almost a quarter of the county’s population are fully vaccinated and 25,095 residents are partially vaccinated.
Sixty-five vaccines have been given to those between the ages of zero to 17; 4,718 vaccines to those between 18 and 49; 4,426 vaccines to those between 50-64; and 14,146 vaccines to those 65-plus, the state COVID-19 website states.
As of Thursday morning, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nevada County had reached 4,425. There are 125 new cases since Thursday, April 8, indicating a 3% increase.
Of the 4,425 total cases, 4,267 have been released from isolation and 83 are presently active. Nevada County’s total death toll is 75, with no deaths in the past week.
Nevada County has administered 58,238 vaccine doses so far.
Officials from Nevada County’s Department of Public Health encouraged residents to sign up for MyTurn to receive notification of vaccine eligibility and open appointments. Visit myturn.ca.gov or call 1-833-422-4255 to register.
The county’s transmission rate has risen steadily, albeit slowly, since entering the red tier three weeks ago. Even so, Nevada County’s Public Health Officer Dr. Scott Kellermann said his office hopes to have enough people immunized to open the region up fully by June 15, in accordance with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goal for the state.
As of Thursday morning, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nevada County had reached 4,370. There are 89 new cases since Thursday, April 1, indicating a 2% increase.
Of the 4,370 total cases, 4,183 have been released from isolation and 112 are presently active. After eight weeks without a death, Nevada County lost one more resident this week, bringing the pandemic’s local death toll to 75 people.
Nevada County has administered 51,525 vaccine doses so far.
Officials from Nevada County’s Department of Public Health encouraged residents to sign up for MyTurn to receive notification of vaccine eligibility and open appointments. Visit myturn.ca.gov or call 1-833-422-4255 to register.