Pennsylvania became the 10th state to hit the threshold, with another 10 above 65%.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that 64.4% adults in the Empire State have received at least one dose of the vaccine, just shy of the 65% figure, with 55.8% of adults in the state fully vaccinated.
Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia have had more than half their residents fully vaccinated.
President Joe Biden announced a goal earlier this month of having 70% of all American adults receive at least one vaccine dose by July 4. As of Sunday, that number stood at 61.3%, and nine states Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island and Vermont have already exceeded 70%.
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Live COVID-19 updates: Cuba sees record high of daily cases
Xinhua
16 May 2021, 11:49 GMT+10
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - HAVANA Cuba reported on Saturday 1,383 new cases and 11 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a new record for daily cases. According to the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, at total of 123,221 cases and 796 deaths have been registered so far. - - - - SAO PAULO Brazil on Saturday reported 2,087 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 434,715, the Ministry of Health said.