Benton, Sherburne Co. Last in State for COVID Vaccinations
FOLEY Benton and Sherburne Counties are tied for last in the state when it comes to the percentage of residents that have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
According to the Minnesota Department of Health Dashboard the two local counties, along with Isanti, are all at just 29 percent. Meanwhile, Stearns county is lagging just behind the statewide average at 42 percent of its residents that have had at least one shot. Statewide 48 percent of Minnesotans have at least one shot.
The top counties in the state are Cook at 74 percent, Olmstead at 64 percent, and Big Stone at 63 percent.
Rice County Following State COVID Trend
The Rice County Public Health Department COVID numbers are following the state trend of moving upward by the largest margin since late January.
According to the Rice County Health Department website the weekly case increase March 21 through March 27 was 123. The highest increase since it was 130 the week of January 24-30.
The two week case rate which schools look at to determine their mode of operation is up to 33.60 March 14-27.
The weekly peak in COVID cases in Rice County occurred November 8-14, 2020 when there were 785 newly reported cases.
Rice County COVID-19 deaths total 98 with age range of 24 to 104, average age 80.
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