City now reporting vaccination rates for all Philadelphians five and older

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Department of Public Health today reported an additional 23,757 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Philadelphia since last reported on Monday, November 15. This brings the total number of fully vaccinated Philadelphians to at least 920,442, and the number of Philadelphians with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine to at least 1,137,840. Currently, 74.1 percent of Philadelphia adults are fully vaccinated, and 91.6 percent of Philadelphia adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

All residents ages five and older are eligible to be vaccinated in Philadelphia. 5.2 percent of 5-to-11-year-olds in Philadelphia have received at least one vaccine dose. Among eligible Philadelphians ages 12 and older, 68.7 percent are fully vaccinated, and 84.9 percent have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

The Department of Health reports 171 patients with COVID-19 are currently being treated in Philadelphia hospitals, with a total of 23 on ventilators.

In the last two weeks, three percent of COVID-19 tests in Philadelphia have come back positive. Thus far during the pandemic, 173,574 Philadelphians have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and 4,036 have succumbed to the virus. Philadelphia is averaging 253 new cases of COVID-19 per day over the last two weeks.

Approved Weekend Street Closures for Outdoor Dining (November 19-21): In June 2020, the City launched four options for restaurants to operate outdoor dining in order to earn much needed revenue. To see this weekend’s approved street closures, view this blog. Vehicular traffic should avoid these streets.

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