La Crosse nearing 21% getting 1st vaccine shot, as Wisconsin nears 10% fully inoculated

Nearly 21 percent of La Crosse County residents have gotten the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

State data shows 24,711 having gotten the first shot (20.9%), while 14,905 (12.6%) have been fully inoculated. Here’s a look at vaccinations in surrounding counties:

VACCINE	1 dose	%	2 doses	%
La Crosse	24,711	20.9	14,905	12.6
Tremp.	6,616	22.3	3,179	10.7
Jackson	3,746	18.1	1,494	7.2
Vernon	6,120	19.9	3,282	10.6
Monroe	7,450	16.1	3,375	7.3
Buffalo	2,762	20.2	1,377	10.6
Winona	10,287	20.3	4,554	9.0
Houston	4,904	26.3	2,503	13.4
Fillmore	5,357	25.6	2,876	13.7

Statewide, Wisconsin went over 1 million getting the first shot. Here’s a look at the numbers in the area:

VACCINE	1 dose	%	2 doses	%
Wisconsin	1,023,306	17.6	572,501	9.8
Minnesota	975,781	17.3	516,422	9.2
Iowa	343,928	10.9	239,265	7.6

Casewise, La Crosse added 14 more Friday. The average the past week is now 14.1 a day. Last week, that average was 11.0.

Here’s a look at Friday’s cases statewide:

FRI.	Cases	Hospital	Deaths
Wis.	350	57	7
Minn.	813	42	13
Iowa	592	33	13