A COVID-19 vaccine was administered to 86.1 percent of South Carolina’s nursing and care homes as of June 26, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
This is a 0.3 percent decrease since the previous data update on May 29. The number of staff employed in nursing and care homes can fluctuate significantly, sometimes leading to a decrease in the total percentage of vaccinated staff.
South Carolina is the 34th most vaccinated state in the US among nursing and care homes.
COVID-19 claimed 31 lives in South Carolina in the week ending June 26. This is a decrease from the week before.
There have been up to 18,589 fatalities tied to COVID-19 in South Carolina.
Vaccination rates are consistently high across US nursing and care homes, much higher than vaccination rates in the general public.
A Brookings Institution report found even in states with most vaccine-adverse communities, such as Wyoming and West Virginia, more than 80 percent of the elderly above the age of 65 are vaccinated.
| State | % Vaccinated | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 94 | 0.1 |
| Alabama | 85.9 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 88.8 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 78.1 | -2.1 |
| California | 89.7 | 0 |
| Colorado | 91.4 | -0.5 |
| District of Columbia | 85.6 | 2.4 |
| Delaware | 93.7 | -0.2 |
| Florida | 81.9 | -0.5 |
| Georgia | 87.2 | 0.3 |
| Hawaii | 94.3 | 0.5 |
| Iowa | 93.8 | 0.2 |
| Idaho | 84.6 | -2.2 |
| Illinois | 89.4 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | 86 | -0.1 |
| Kansas | 87 | -0.7 |
| Kentucky | 86 | -1.1 |
| Louisiana | 86.7 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 94.8 | -0.4 |
| Maryland | 90.4 | -0.7 |
| Maine | 94.1 | 0.3 |
| Michigan | 86.2 | -0.4 |
| Minnesota | 93.1 | -0.3 |
| Missouri | 85.2 | 0.2 |
| Mississippi | 86.6 | 0.2 |
| Montana | 89.9 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | 87.1 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 92.3 | -0.5 |
| Nebraska | 92.4 | -0.4 |
| New Hampshire | 95.4 | 0.6 |
| New Jersey | 89 | -1.4 |
| New Mexico | 85 | -0.4 |
| Nevada | 77.4 | -2.1 |
| New York | 90.5 | -0.2 |
| Ohio | 83.3 | -0.5 |
| Oklahoma | 84.7 | -0.8 |
| Oregon | 86.8 | -0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 90.1 | -0.2 |
| South Carolina | 86.1 | -0.3 |
| South Dakota | 95.6 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | 82.8 | -0.2 |
| Texas | 80.7 | -1.3 |
| Utah | 85.7 | -2.2 |
| Virginia | 89.3 | -0.2 |
| Vermont | 96.3 | -0.2 |
| Washington | 88.8 | -0.7 |
| Wisconsin | 90 | -0.5 |
| West Virginia | 87.7 | -0.5 |
| Wyoming | 90.4 | 0.5 |
