12,300 Vaccinated In Pinellas; 3,262 Positive In Past 7 Days

Clearwater FL

02 January, 2021

8:17 PM

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PINELLAS COUNTY, FL —After being selected as part of the pilot program to provide vaccines to skilled nursing facilities, Pinellas County announced that it was provided the Pfizer vaccines to 68 facilities, immunizing 6,700 staff and residents. Additionally, the county has provided vaccines to emergency medical service, fire rescue and other health care personnel. More than 12,300 people have been vaccinated in the Pinellas County to date. The county will offer both a first and second dose of the vaccine in the skilled nursing facilities starting next week in a continuation of the pilot program. Its next priority is setting a vaccine plan for those who are 65 years old or older. The county will launch this effort on Tuesday, Jan. 5. The reservation system is expected to go live at noon on Monday, Jan. 4. The county will provide information on how to reserve a time at a designated vaccination location once those details become available. Visit to the Department of Health-Pinellas County website updates. In the meantime, the county's mandatory face mask and social distancing protocols remain in place. As of Saturday, 45,246 residents have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began with 3,328 hospitalized and 1,052 deaths. On Friday, 417 residents tested positive. On Thursday, 885 residents tested positive. In the past seven days, 3,262 residents tested positive for the coronavirus. The current positivity rate in Pinellas County is 10.11 percent. St. Petersburg 16,936 casesClearwater 8,895 casesLargo 4,931 casesPalm Harbor 3,047 casesSeminole 2,456 casesPinellas Park 2,237 casesTarpon Springs 1,641 casesDunedin 1,402 casesOldsmar 851 casesSafety Harbor 678 casesClearwater Beach 382 casesGulfport 348 casesKenneth City 206 casesSouth Pasadena 187 casesIndian Rocks Beach 181 casesBelleair 170 casesMadeira Beach 112 casesBelleair Beach 72 casesTierra Verde 64 casesCrystal Beach 57 casesSt. Pete Beach 50 casesNorth Redington Beach, 42 casesTreasure Island 38 casesBay Pines 26 casesPasadena 22 casesLealman 14 casesBelleair Bluffs 8 casesJohns Pass Village 7 casesRedington Beach 7 casesRedington Shores 7 casesOzona 7 casesIndian Shores 4 cases Indian Rocks Beach 3 cases Pass-A-Grille 1 casePositive coronavirus tests in Pinellas County Courtesy DOH