October 4th COVID-19: 56% of Total Population Fully Vaccinated

Data released on Monday is always low and is revised up.

According to the CDC, on Vaccinations. Total doses administered: 396,919,564, as of a week ago 390,664,923, or 1.04 million doses per day.

COVID Metrics

Today
Week
Ago
Goal

Percent fully Vaccinated
56.0%
55.4%
>=70.0%1

Fully Vaccinated (millions)
185.8
183.9
>=2321

New Cases per Day3

86,801
112,311
2

Hospitalized3

64,217
77,983
2

Deaths per Day3

1,327
1,502
2

1 Minimum to achieve “herd immunity” (estimated between 70% and 85%).
2my goals to stop daily posts,
37 day average for Cases, Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths
? Increasing 7 day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths
? Goal met.

IMPORTANT: For “herd immunity” most experts believe we need 70% to 85% of the total population fully vaccinated (or already had COVID).

KUDOS to the residents of the 13 states and D.C. that have achieved 60% of total population fully vaccinated: Vermont at 69.7%, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, and District of Columbia at 60.4%.

The following 22 states have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: Colorado at 59.7%, California, Minnesota, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Florida, Wisconsin, Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, South Dakota, Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Alaska, Utah, Ohio and North Carolina at 50.1%.

Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are Montana at 48.8%, Indiana at 48.7% and Missouri at 48.3% .

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This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7 day average (line) of positive tests reported.