Rushmore State News

A COVID-19 vaccine was administered to 81.1 percent of South Dakota’s nursing and care homes workers as of March 20, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

This is a 0.6 percent increase since the previous data update on March 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 third 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 20. This is a decrease from the week before.

There have been up 3,229 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
Alaska	90.6	-0.4
Alabama	83.8	2
Arkansas	89.3	1.8
Arizona	83.7	2
Colorado	92.6	0.2
Connecticut	96.7	0.1
District of Columbia	99.4	0.6
Delaware	95.1	2.6
Florida	81.9	0.5
Georgia	89.7	1.4
Hawaii	95.1	-2.4
Iowa	82.2	1
Idaho	77	0.7
Illinois	87.5	0.4
Indiana	80.3	1
Kansas	80.2	1
Kentucky	85.2	1.3
Louisiana	82	2
Massachusetts	97.8	0
Maryland	94.5	0.3
Maine	96.7	-0.1
Michigan	81.1	0.9
Minnesota	84.8	0.5
Missouri	75.4	2.1
Mississippi	84.1	2.3
Montana	75.4	1.7
North Carolina	88.9	1.2
North Dakota	82.4	1.1
Nebraska	80.9	1.5
New Hampshire	95.2	0.9
New Jersey	94.4	1.1
New Mexico	91.5	-0.3
Nevada	88.5	1.2
New York	98.6	0.2
Ohio	75.5	1.8
Oklahoma	77.2	3.2
Oregon	88.2	1.1
Pennsylvania	87.7	0.5
Rhode Island	99.4	0.3
South Carolina	86	1.1
South Dakota	81.1	0.6
Tennessee	82.1	1.6
Texas	82.9	0.3
Utah	85.3	0.3
Virginia	93.7	0.5
Vermont	94.4	0.1
Washington	91.9	0.1
Wisconsin	85.5	1.3
West Virginia	92.8	1.4
Wyoming	75.7	-0.7