La Crosse adds eight COVID cases, 16.8% of county fully vaccinated

Vaccination numbers are increasing in La Crosse County.

La Crosse has 16.8 percent of its residents (19,711) fully inoculated, while 26.5 percent (31,271) have gotten the first shot.

The county is averaging 535.4 first-shot vaccinations a day over the past week. Last week that average was 482.4.

La Crosse has gotten 419.1 people a day, over the past week, fully inoculated. Last week, that average was 340.3.

Every county bordering La Crosse is over 15 percent fully inoculated, except for Jackson and Monroe. Here’s how vaccinations look so far in the area:

VACCINE	1 dose	%	Inoculated	%
La Crosse	31,271	26.5	19,711	16.8
Tremp.	8,308	28.0	4,860	16.5
Jackson	4,738	23.0	2,415	11.7
Vernon	7,612	24.7	4,808	15.7
Monroe	9,607	20.8	5,240	11.6
Buffalo	3,463	26.6	2,055	15.9
Winona	15,026	29.6	7,162	14.1
Houston	5,897	31.6	3,935	21.1
Fillmore	7,064	33.7	4,183	20.0

Statewide, Wisconsin, Minneosta and Iowa are fairly close at 13-14 percent fully inoculated. Iowa is 13 percent higher, however, getting residents the first dose.

Here’s how the states compare:

VACCINE	1st shot	%	Inoculated	%
Wisconsin	1,340,704	23.0	761,027	13.1
Minnesota	1,303,210	23.1	764,275	13.6
Iowa	1,138,228	36.1	447,345	14.2

Case wise, La Crosse added eight on Thursday. The county is averaging 6.6 a day over the past week.

Statewide, Wisconsin and Iowa are fairly close on cases — in the 400s — while Minneosta is now averaging 1,055.9 a day over the past week.

Here’s how the states compare for cases, hospitalizations and deaths a day over the past seven days versus a week ago:

WISCONSIN
CASES — NOW: 410, LAST WEEK: 363
HOSPITALIZATIONS — NOW: 46, LAST WEEK: 49
DEATHS — NOW: 5, LAST WEEK: 8

MINNESOTA
CASES — NOW: 1056, LAST WEEK: 974
HOSPITALIZATIONS — NOW: 49, LAST WEEK: 40
DEATHS — NOW: 5, LAST WEEK: 9

IOWA
CASES — NOW: 471, LAST WEEK: 510
HOSPITALIZATIONS — NOW: 34, LAST WEEK: 32
DEATHS — NOW: 7, LAST WEEK: 12