CORONAVIRUS

Lee County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 57% of residents are fully vaccinated

Diane Pantaleo, USA TODAY NETWORK

About 57% of people living in Lee County are fully vaccinated as of Sept. 21, according to data from the Florida Department of Health.

That percentage ranks 18th among all Florida counties. Lee's total of more than 410,000 fully-vaccinated residents is eighth-highest among all 67 counties.

While vaccinations continue to rise, COVID-19 related hospitalizations in Lee County keep declining. On Wednesday morning, Lee Health reported it was caring for 259 COVID patients in its hospitals. That's the lowest number since July 30 when it reported 238 patients. Lee Health also said nine patients died Tuesday, bringing its pandemic death total to 1,119.

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).

Last week's report:Lee County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 56% of people fully vaccinated

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Florida reported 3,528,698 total cases of coronavirus, an increase of 2% from the previous week.

The five counties with the highest percentage of their population fully vaccinated in Florida as of Sept. 21 are Sumter County (80%), Miami-Dade County (71%), St. Johns County (68%), Osceola County (66%) and Sarasota County (65%).

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

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

  • 67% of people in Lee County have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 478,881 people
  • 57% of people in Lee County are fully vaccinated, for a total of 410,695 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 Florida have been vaccinated so far?

  • 69% of people in Florida have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 14,233,693 people
  • 59% of people in Florida are fully vaccinated, for a total of 12,081,811 people

The News-Press staff writer Dan DeLuca contributed to this report.

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