La Crosse at 22.2% fully vaccinated, while Minnesota hits 2,140 cases Thursday — over 4 times as many as Wisconsin

La Crosse County residents fully vaccinated for COVID-19 has hit 22.2 percent.

Getting the first shot, the county is at 36.2 percent.

Three counties in the area have yet to hit 20 percent fully vaccinated. Here’s how they compare:

VACCINE	1 dose	%	Inoculated	%
La Crosse	42,683	36.2	26,166	22.2
Tremp.	10,432	35.2	7,014	23.7
Jackson	6,013	29.1	3,518	17.0
Vernon	9,641	31.3	6,180	20.1
Monroe	12,098	26.2	7,705	16.7
Buffalo	4,338	33.3	2,828	21.7
Winona	18,497	36.5	9,993	19.7
Houston	7,447	39.9	4,866	26.1
Fillmore	8,525	40.7	5,588	26.7

Statewide, while Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa are quite different with COVID cases, they’re all fairly close with the vaccine. Here’s how they compare:

VACCINE	1st shot	%	Inoculated	%
Wisconsin	1,810,361	31.1	1,076,380	18.5
Minnesota	1,682,545	29.8	1,057,848	18.8
Iowa	975,770	30.9	616,065	19.5

Case wise, La Crosse County added seven Thursday and is now averaging 6.0 cases a day over the past week. Last week, that average was 7.7.

Statewide, Wisconsin hasn’t had over 1,000 cases since Feb. 11 — Feb. 3 in Iowa — but Minnesota actually hit 2,140 cases Thursday. The state has had nine consecutive days over 1,000 cases. Wisconsin added 517 cases Thursday and Iowa had 833.

This is the first time Minnesota was over 2,000 since five consecutive days Jan. 6-10. Wisconsin hasn’t had over 2,00 cases since Jan. 21-22, and Jan. 6-7 in Iowa.

Here’s how the states compare in cases, hospitalizations and deaths per day over the past week:

AVG.	Cases	Deaths	Hospital
Wis.	468	3.7	46
Minn.	1,613	7.6	67
Iowa	561	6.1	36