How many people in California are vaccinated and boosted for COVID? What the numbers show

Millions of Californians are entering the third year of the pandemic fully vaccinated and boosted.

See the state of COVID-19 in California:

Vaccination break down

More than 16,691,000 people in California are fully vaccinated with the first series of shots and booster, according to the California Department of Public Health, as of Oct. 13. Almost 29 million people are only vaccinated with the primary series.

On average, more than 81,956 doses are administered each day.

This summer, a new booster was rolled out, targeting the omicron variant. Called the bivalent booster, the single dose shot is formulated to target the original coronavirus strain and the “lineages of the dominate omicron variant.” The state website does not provide specific information on how many Californians have received it.

Imperial County has the highest percentage of vaccinated residents with 93.9%. Lassen County has the lowest with 30.2%.

If you haven’t gotten your vaccination or booster, you can book an appointment using the state’s online scheduler.

COVID-19 cases in California

Cases in the state have been on a decline, according to the CDPH’s weekly update, with a 7.5 per 100,000 residents daily case rate.

There are 1,746 hospital beds used by COVID-19 patients.

But while cases are plateauing in California, cases are spiking and new subvariants are emerging in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe.

Currently, the BA.5 subvariant is most prominent in California.

“As of October 12, 2022 for the month of September in California, BA.2.75, BA.4.6, BA.4, BF.7, and BA.5 sublineages make up 0.7%, 4.4%, 2.1%, 1.0% and 88.3% of confirmed Omicron cases sequenced, respectively,” the CDPH stated, adding that projections for recent weeks are not available yet.

This story was originally published October 19, 2022 at 12:59 PM.