Nearly 47% of Wisconsin residents have had at least one dose of COVID vaccine

MADISON, Wis. — Nearly 47% of Wisconsinites have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the state Department of Health Services.

As of Monday, 2,727,649 people have received at least one dose, which is 46.8% of the state’s population. Health officials said 2,384,175 residents have fully completed the vaccine series, or 40.9% of Wisconsin.

Beloit College has announced students, staff and faculty will be required to get vaccinated for the 2021-22 school year.

A total of 5,052,793 doses have been administered throughout the state since December.

Wisconsin reported 151 new cases of the virus, which is roughly the same as Sunday’s case count. The seven-day rolling average of new cases per day went up slightly to 329, which is relatively low compared to the beginning of the year.

The state has reached an all-time total of 608,583 confirmed cases, and roughly 5,800 cases remain active. The seven-day average percent positive by test also saw a slight drop to 2.5%.

One more person has died of coronavirus complications, which puts the statewide death toll at 6,990. An additional 24 people have been hospitalized in the past 24 hours.

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