Over 25% of Olmsted County residents have gotten a COVID shot
Over 20% have received both doses of vaccine.
Posted: Mar 3, 2021 12:42 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Over a quarter of Olmsted County residents have gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Olmsted County Public Health Services (OCPHS) says as of Tuesday, 27.9% of the county’s population has received at least one coronavirus shot and 20.2% have gotten both. That makes Olmsted County of the top five counties in Minnesota with the highest vaccination percentage.
As of last Friday, OCPHS says 79.4% of school employees in the county have been offered their first dose of COVID vaccine and predicts all Rochester Public Schools employees will have been offered their first shot by the end this Friday.
Registration links shared with those not in priority groups.
Posted: Feb 8, 2021 5:49 PM
Updated: Feb 8, 2021 7:01 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Olmsted County residents are being asked to wait their turn for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Olmsted County Public Health Services (OCPHS) says it has discovered that registration links for local vaccination clinics that were sent to specific local businesses, for their identified employees, have been shared with others who are not currently in these prioritized groups and not eligible to receive the vaccine right now.
“We know vaccination is important to many in our community, but we ask the community to be patient and wait for notification from your employer, health care system, or Public Health,” says Olmsted County COVID-19 Operations Chief Dan Jensen. “Unfortunately, those who registered but were not specifically invited to these vaccination events will receive a cancelation. This is necessary to ensure that appoi
Local COVID-19 vaccination clinics continue to be scheduled for designated Olmsted County businesses, organizations, and employees following CDC guidelines for prioritization of those most at risk of exposure or complications from COVID-19.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KTTC) The Minnesota Department of Health reported in its update on Friday that 22 more people have died from COVID-19 in the state, including two Olmsted County residents.
The Olmsted County residents who died were both in their 80s, MDH said. This brings the COVID-19 death toll in the county to 81.
Six of the 22 people who died were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities, health officials reported.
A total of 6,273 people have died from COVID-19 in Minnesota, MDH said. The Department reported that 3,960 of those who died were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities.