BOSTON (AP) — More than 1 million Massachusetts residents have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Charlie Baker announced in a tweet Friday.
The number is a major milestone in the state’s efforts to ramp up vaccinations in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
“Massachusetts has now fully vaccinated over 1 million people and continues to be a national leader in vaccine administration,” the Republican tweeted Friday. “Thank you to everyone who has supported this progress!”
Massachusetts has now fully vaccinated over 1 million people and continues to be a national leader in vaccine administration.
Thank you to everyone who has supported this progress! pic.twitter.com/wkbtX26Eza
— Charlie Baker (@MAGovArchive) March 19, 2021
The state reported on Thursday that more than 2.7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Massachusetts, including nearly 1.7 million first doses.
As of Thursday, the state’s confirmed COVID-19 death toll stood at 16,426 since the start of the pandemic, while its confirmed caseload rose to more than 574,000.
The true number of cases is likely higher because studies suggest some people can be infected and not feel sick.
There were fewer than 600 people reported hospitalized Thursday because of confirmed cases of COVID-19.
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