Watonwan County has administered more than 1,727 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as cases continue to steadily rise in the state, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Health.

That's up 8.34% from the previous week's tally of 1,594 COVID-19 doses administered.

In the latest week, Minnesota reported 476,292 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 0.94% from the week before.

Gov. Tim Walz recently set a statewide goal to have all K-12 students back in classrooms full time by March 8.

Expanded COVID-19 testing and vaccination efforts for school staff and a low growth in cases in early 2021 have put the state on track to reopen by the deadline.

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"Vaccines are here and they're ramping up," Walz said during the announcement. "We're doing more than 100,000 doses a week. We're on our way to ending the pandemic."

The five counties that have administered the highest number of COVID-19 vaccine doses as of February 19 are Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey and St. Louis Counties.

Here are the latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Watonwan County as of February 19:

How many people in Watonwan County have received a COVID-19 vaccine?

• A total of 1,727 of vaccine doses have been administered.
• Among those, 1,283 were first doses and 444 were second doses.

For the latest numbers before our next weekly recap, check out this map breaking down vaccines by county.

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How many people in Minnesota have been vaccinated so far?

• A total of 975,626 of vaccines doses have been administered.
• Among those, 710,305 were first doses and 264,122 were second doses.

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