First State Times

A COVID-19 vaccine was administered to 95.3 percent of Delaware’s nursing and care homes workers as of June 26, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

This is unchanged since the previous data update on May 29. 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.

Delaware is the ninth most vaccinated state in the US among nursing and care homes.

COVID-19 claimed less than 10 lives in Delaware in the week ending June 26. This is unchanged from the week before.

There have been up 3,129 fatalities tied to COVID-19 in Delaware.

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	90.6	-0.3
Alabama	85.3	-0.5
Arkansas	91.3	-0.4
Arizona	84.1	-0.5
California	94.9	-0.3
Colorado	92	-0.3
District of Columbia	99.1	-0.2
Delaware	95.3	0
Florida	82.7	-0.6
Georgia	91.5	0.4
Hawaii	97.7	0
Iowa	83.1	-0.4
Idaho	78.1	-0.2
Illinois	87.3	-0.6
Indiana	81.3	-0.4
Kansas	79.5	-0.4
Kentucky	85.1	-1.2
Louisiana	83.7	-0.1
Massachusetts	98.1	0.3
Maryland	94.7	-0.5
Maine	97.7	0.1
Michigan	82.3	0
Minnesota	84.6	-0.2
Missouri	75.7	0.3
Mississippi	86.6	0.3
Montana	76.9	1.7
North Carolina	90	0.1
North Dakota	81.9	-0.4
Nebraska	81.9	-0.7
New Hampshire	94.5	-0.2
New Jersey	94.7	0.1
New Mexico	90.7	-0.7
Nevada	89.2	-0.5
New York	98.6	-0.1
Ohio	77.1	-0.2
Oklahoma	78.6	0.2
Oregon	86	-2.5
Pennsylvania	88.4	0.3
South Carolina	88.5	0.9
South Dakota	82.2	1
Tennessee	82.5	0.1
Texas	84.7	0
Utah	85.2	0.2
Virginia	94.9	0.9
Vermont	95.1	-0.2
Washington	91.7	-0.4
Wisconsin	85.8	-0.1
West Virginia	92.6	-0.1
Wyoming	79	-0.5