COLUMBUS, Ind. — The number of Bartholomew County residents getting vaccinated against COVID-19 each week has risen during the first half of March, while the county’s pandemic death toll reached 150 and county health officials now developing plans for a mass vaccination site.
A total of 3,605 Bartholomew County residents received COVID-19 shots the week of March 8, up from 3,269 the week before, according to the Indiana State Department of Health.
As of Friday morning, vaccinations this past week were on record pace, after 2,653 people received COVID-19 shots from Monday to Thursday.
Overall, a total of 17,844 Bartholomew County residents had received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Friday morning, and 11,861 people — nearly 14.2% of the county’s population — were fully vaccinated, state records show.
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