Rushmore State News

A COVID-19 vaccine was administered to 80.5 percent of South Dakota’s nursing and care homes workers as of March 6, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

This is a 0.9 percent increase since the previous data update on Feb. 6. 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 Dakota is the second most vaccinated state in the US among nursing and care homes.

COVID-19 claimed less than 10 lives in South Dakota in the week ending March 6. This is unchanged from the week before.

There have been up 3,098 fatalities tied to COVID-19 in South Dakota.

COVID-19 vaccinations are mandatory for US healthcare personnel due to a federal order. However, many states have raised challenges or issued separate rules about vaccine mandates for healthcare staff.

The Supreme Court in early 2022 shut down a much broader vaccine mandate which would have affected roughly 84 million US citizens.

State	% Vaccinated	% Change
Alaska	91	2.1
Alabama	81.8	2.1
Arkansas	87.5	3.4
Arizona	81.7	1.2
California	95.1	0.2
Colorado	92.4	0.7
Connecticut	96.6	0.2
District of Columbia	98.8	0.7
Delaware	92.5	1.2
Florida	81.4	2.2
Georgia	88.3	2.8
Hawaii	97.5	0.2
Iowa	81.2	1.5
Idaho	76.3	3.3
Illinois	87.1	2
Indiana	79.3	2.7
Kansas	79.2	2.2
Kentucky	83.9	3
Louisiana	80	3.3
Massachusetts	97.8	0.2
Maryland	94.2	3.1
Maine	96.8	0
Michigan	80.2	3.2
Minnesota	84.3	1.5
Missouri	73.3	3.2
Mississippi	81.8	2.8
Montana	73.7	1.6
North Carolina	87.7	3.2
North Dakota	81.3	1.3
Nebraska	79.4	1.7
New Hampshire	94.3	1.2
New Jersey	93.3	2.1
New Mexico	91.8	1.4
Nevada	87.3	1.3
New York	98.4	0.6
Ohio	73.7	3.2
Oklahoma	74	2.7
Oregon	87.1	0.2
Pennsylvania	87.2	2.1
Rhode Island	99.1	-0.3
South Carolina	84.9	2.9
South Dakota	80.5	0.9
Tennessee	80.5	2.8
Texas	82.6	3.6
Utah	85	3
Virginia	93.2	1.7
Vermont	94.3	0.7
Washington	91.8	0.2
Wisconsin	84.2	2.5
West Virginia	91.4	2.6
Wyoming	76.4	2.1