COLUMBUS, Ind. — The number of Bartholomew County residents who received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine last week declined for the fifth consecutive week, reaching the lowest level since early January.
Last week, a total of 1,085 people received their first dose, down from 1,382 the week before and the lowest seven-day total since the week of Jan. 3, when 868 first doses were administered, according to the Indiana State Department of Health.
By comparison, 3,312 first doses were administered to Bartholomew County residents the week of April 4, though 924 people that week were vaccinated at a mass vaccination clinic at the Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds. The week after that, 2,475 people received their first dose.
Overall, 4,488 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered to Bartholomew County residents last week, up from 4,199 the week before, though 75% of the vaccines administered were second doses. The single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine represented 1% of total vaccinations.
