Still at 49% of people fully vaccinated in Knox County

Knox County has administered more than 49,700 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as of Sept. 13, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

That's up very slightly by 0.82% from the previous week's tally of 49,294 COVID-19 doses administered.

In Knox County, 49% of people living in Knox County are fully vaccinated as of Sept. 13. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).

Illinois reported 1,573,538 total cases of coronavirus, an increase of 2% from the week before.

The five counties with the highest percentage of their population fully vaccinated in Illinois as of Sept. 13 are DuPage County (64%), Cook County (60%), Lake County (57%), Chicago (56%) and Kendall County (56%).

Here are the latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Knox County as of Sept. 13:

How many people in Knox County have received a COVID-19 vaccine?

• 50% of people in Knox County have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 25,131 people
• 49% of people in Knox County are fully vaccinated, for a total of 24,569 people

For a county-by-county look at the vaccination rollout, see our COVID-19 vaccine tracker, which is updated daily.

How many people in Illinois have been vaccinated so far?

• 58% of people in Illinois have received at least one dose of the vaccine, for a total of 7,332,389 people
• 54% of people in Illinois are fully vaccinated, for a total of 6,886,147 people

We pull data on local vaccine distribution on a weekly basis. Check back for our next weekly update mid-week for the latest numbers.