Nueces County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 49% of people fully vaccinated

Nueces County has administered more than 369,524 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as of Sept. 21, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.

That's up 2.08% from the previous week's tally of 361,990 COVID-19 doses administered.

In Nueces County, 49% of people living in Nueces County are fully vaccinated as of Sept. 21. 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 3,967,426 total cases of coronavirus, an increase of 2% from the week before.

The five counties with the highest percentage of their population fully vaccinated in Texas as of Sept. 21 are Presidio County (74%), Hudspeth County (70%), Webb County (69%), Starr County (67%) and Fort Bend County (67%).

Here are the latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Nueces County as of Sept. 21:

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

• 57% of people in Nueces County have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 206,651 people
• 49% of people in Nueces County are fully vaccinated, for a total of 175,167 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?

• 62% of people in Texas have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 17,185,901 people
• 52% of people in Texas are fully vaccinated, for a total of 14,595,284 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.