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As of Monday, 1,105,102 vaccine doses had been administered of the 1,580,800 doses distributed so far to Virginia. (Shutterstock)
VIRGINIA Virginia passed the 1 million COVID-19 vaccine mark over the weekend as the state slowly moves forward in getting its population vaccinated. As of Monday, 1,105,102 vaccine doses had been administered of the 1,580,800 doses distributed to the state, according to the Virginia Health Department.
As the nation nears the two-month anniversary of its vaccination program, 206,942 Virginians, or 2.4 percent of the state s population, have been fully vaccinated.
An estimated 10.5 percent of the state s population has received at least one dose of the vaccine. The first COVID-19 vaccines were given in the United States on Dec. 14.
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The Virginia Department of Health released their daily updated numbers involving COVID-19 cases within the state.
According to their website, there are now 530,825 total cases, 422,733 of which are confirmed and 108,102 are probable. There are 6,820 total COVID-19 related deaths, with 5,874 being confirmed and 946 being probable. The case numbers are up by 1,700, and deaths are up by 42 since Sunday.
A total of 5,449,974 COVID-19 PCR tests have now been given in Virginia.
As of Monday, Virginia has given a total of 1,105,102 COVID-19 vaccines. The table below gives more information about local vaccine distribution.
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