Nueces County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 33% of people fully vaccinated

Nueces County has administered more than 258,280 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as of May 18, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.

That's up 3% from the previous week's tally of 250,095 COVID-19 doses administered.

In Nueces County, 33% of people living in Nueces County are fully vaccinated as of May 18. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).

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Texas reported 2,934,592 total cases of coronavirus, an increase of 0.50% from the week before.

The five counties with the highest percentage of their population fully vaccinated in Texas as of May 18 are Presidio County (55%), Starr County (48%), Fort Bend County (45%), Collin County (44%) and Travis County (44%).

Here are the latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Nueces County as of May 18:

How many people in Nueces County have received a COVID-19 vaccine?

• 41% of people in Nueces County have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 146,066 people
• 33% of people in Nueces County are fully vaccinated, for a total of 119,935 people

For a county-by-county look at the vaccination rollout, see our COVID-19 vaccine tracker, which is updated daily.

How many people in Texas have been vaccinated so far?

• 43% of people in Texas have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 12,017,212 people
• 34% of people in Texas are fully vaccinated, for a total of 9,505,017 people

We pull data on local vaccine distribution on a weekly basis. Check back for our next weekly update mid-week for the latest numbers.

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