NEARLY 17 PERCENT OF ERIE COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE

ERIE COUNTY, NY – The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) is providing an update on the number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered to Erie County residents based on information provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). 16.8% of Erie County residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 9.9% percent have completed the COVID-19 vaccine series.

The NYSDOH Vaccine Tracker data through March 4 reports that the Western New York region administered 93% of received vaccine doses through county, state, nursing home, hospital, pharmacy, and community sites. Through March 4, ECDOH administered 28,841 first doses and 19,276 second doses at county-run PODs (points of distribution).

Current total of vaccinated Erie County residents by first and second dose:

ECDOH intends to provide weekly updates with this information for the public.

*Second dose totals not available for 1/29/2021

Chart percentages based on an estimated 2019 Erie County population of 918,702.

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• Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH), COVID-19: http://www.erie.gov/covid19
• ECDOH, COVID-19 Information Line: (716) 858-2929 – foreign language interpretation available
• New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Vaccination Hotline: (833) 697-4829 (833-NYS-4VAX)
• NYSDOH Vaccine Tracker: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/covid-19-vaccine-tracker