Many states in the U.S. approached rates of 20,000 vaccinations per 100,000 in population this past week. States with the highest levels of vaccination included Virginia, West Virginia, Maine, North and South Dakota, Vermont, Connecticut, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Colorado, Oregon, and Alaska. States with low levels of vaccine takers included Idaho, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, and Alabama, which averaged 3,000 to 6,000 vaccinations per 100,000.
In long-term care facilities, where many people who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 reside, the most populous states of New York, Florida, Texas, California, Pennsylvania, and Illinois have administered the highest rates of vaccinations.
The CDC reports that the number of Americans who have received at least one vaccine dose is edging toward 30 million.
From 8 January, when there were more than 300,000 reported COVID cases, numbers declined to 125,000 reported cases on 3 February. California saw the largest spike by far in cases of any state during that period.
Global Numbers
Israel and the United Arab Emirates lead the world in vaccinations. Much of Western Europe, except France, are reporting relatively high vaccination rates. China has vaccinated only about 2 percent of its population so far, and Russia has yet to reach one vaccination per 100 in population.
Globally, reported cases of COVID have seen the highest rates over the past week in Portugal, Monaco, Andorra, Czechia, Gibraltar, and Israel.
