Over the span of just a few months, healthcare workers in Dawson County have administered over 6,000 COVID-19 vaccinations to local residents, frontline workers and first responders. 

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health’s online dashboard, as of Monday, March 15, 2021, 6,196 COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered in Dawson County, including 3,767 first doses of the vaccine and 2,429 second doses of the vaccine. 

Across the state of Georgia, 2,740,601 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, including over 380,000 which were administered over the last week. 

In the past week, positive COVID-19 cases, and deaths and hospitalizations due to the virus have continued to sharply decline, according to data provided by the DPH’s COVID-19 dashboard. 

Data shows that 8,148 positive COVID-19 cases were reported statewide last week, along with 273 deaths and 564 hospitalizations attributed to the virus. 

In Dawson County, 22 new COVID-19 cases were reported last week, along with one new death and five new hospitalizations. 

See the DPH Vaccine Distribution Dashboard by visiting https://dph.georgia.gov/ and clicking on “interactive dashboard”.