PHILADELPHIA. – The Philadelphia Department of Public Health today reported an additional 12,423 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Philadelphia since last reported on Monday, April 18. This brings the total number of fully vaccinated Philadelphians to at least 1,058,969, and the number of Philadelphians with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine to at least 1,278,290. Currently, 77 percent of Philadelphia adults are fully vaccinated, and 94.8 percent of Philadelphia adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
All residents ages five and older are eligible to be vaccinated in Philadelphia. 36 percent of 5-to-11-year-olds in Philadelphia have received at least one vaccine dose. Among eligible Philadelphians ages 12 and older, 76.1 percent are fully vaccinated, and 93.7 percent have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
The Department of Health reports 65 patients with COVID-19 are currently being treated in Philadelphia hospitals, with a total of seven on ventilators.
In the last two weeks, 5.1 percent of COVID-19 tests in Philadelphia have come back positive. Thus far during the pandemic, 281,257 Philadelphians have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and 5,026 have succumbed to the virus. Philadelphia is averaging 168 new cases of COVID-19 per day over the last two weeks.
COVID-19 Resources:
- Where to get a COVID-19 vaccine: phila.gov/vaccine.
- Where to find COVID-19 testing: phila.gov/testing.
- City’s COVID-19 homepage: phila.gov/covid-19.
- Frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 response.
- Health Department COVID Call Center: 215-685-5488.
- Residents can text COVIDPHL to 888-777 to get updates sent to their phones.
- The COVID Prevention and Response Fund is accepting donations to aid nonprofits and individuals that are supporting their community through the pandemic.
