Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Vaccinations

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release.

We updated our breakthrough dashboard this week. The latest data shows unvaccinated people are much more likely to suffer worse COVID-19 outcomes. Unvaccinated people in Pierce County are:

• 3X more likely to be infected.
• 10X more likely to be hospitalized.
• 9X more likely to die.

Click on the Breakthrough Cases tab on our dashboard under the Cases heading for more information. tpchd.org/covid19cases

You can also find more breakthrough data broken down by age group on the state’s weekly report, COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths by Vaccination Status. 

When you get your COVID-19 vaccine, or your booster if you’re already fully vaccinated, you protect yourself from serious illness, winding up in the hospital—and death. Everyone 5 and older is eligible for the vaccine. And everyone 12 and older is now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose. Find your dose today at tpchd.org/vaxtothefuture. 

As of Jan. 22, 62.8% of all Pierce County residents are fully vaccinated and 67.3% of eligible residents (currently those 5 and older) are fully vaccinated. We’ve administered 1,349,400 doses to Pierce County residents and 574,800 residents are fully vaccinated.

Last week:

• We administered 14,850 doses.
• We administered more than 3,300 first doses.
• An average of 2,100 residents received a dose each day.

Vaccination percentages (at least one dose) by age group:

• 5-11: 23.7%
• 12-17: 58.6%
• 18-19: 74.3%
• 20-34: 70.0%
• 35-49: 76.7%
• 50-64: 78.3%
• 65-79: 83.5%
• 80 and older: 92.4%

Find more information on cases, hospitalizations, deaths and related demographics at tpchd.org/covid19cases. Click on each heading to see tables, maps and dashboards.

Find more information on:

• Case counts, hospitalizations, vaccination and other metrics.
• COVID-19 vaccines.
• Getting a COVID-19 test.
• Childcare and schools.