April 21 COVID-19 Update: 362,405 Vaccinations to Date in Chester County mychesco.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mychesco.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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As of April 16, 227,014 people in Chester County had received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Shutterstock)
CHESTER COUNTY, PA Chester County Health Department reported on April 16 that 115,277 people are fully vaccinated in Chester County, and another 111,737 people have been partially vaccinated, numbers that represent 54 percent of Chesco s population. Meanwhile, the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine remains in place.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, these numbers mean
227,014 people in Chester County have received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The population of Chester County according to the U.S. Census is slightly less than 525,000.
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COVID-19 testing is ongoing and new cases rose slightly this week in Chester County, along with other metrics. (Shutterstock)
CHESTER COUNTY, PA The weekly COVID-19 report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health shows metrics in Chester County up slightly over last week, but holding steady when viewed over two weeks.
In the week ended April 8, 893 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Chester County, this week there were 907, an increase of 14 over one week.
In the week ended April 1, Chester County saw 978 new cases, which means today s count of 907 represents a decrease of 71 cases over the last two weeks.
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April 9, 2021
The Chester County Health Department announced today that everyone age 16 and over who lives and works in Chester County is now eligible to schedule an appointment to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine. The move by the county health department brings forward the eligibility dates for Phase 1C and Phase 2, originally directed by the State to occur on April 12 and April 19 respectively.
Subscribe Our decision to open eligibility to everyone in Chester County age 16 and over was made based on two factors, said Jeanne Franklin, Director of the Chester County Health Department. First, the number of people in the county who have already received the vaccine, combined with the number of people currently scheduled with us to receive the vaccine over the coming weeks.