All Indiana residents 40 and older now can begin receiving vaccinations for the coronavirus.
The Indiana Department of Health says health care workers, long-term care residents, first responders who are regularly called to the scene of an emergency to render medical assistance, and educators and school support staff through 12th grade also are eligible Monday to receive vaccines.
So far, more than 2.3 million vaccine doses have been administered in Indiana and 954,578 residents have been fully vaccinated.
In Monroe County, 48,115 total vaccine doses have been administered, with 19,081 people now fully vaccinated.
The state also said Monday that another 516 cases of the coronavirus have been reported.
More than 678,000 virus cases and 12,537 deaths have been confirmed in Indiana since the start of the pandemic. Only one new death was confirmed Monday. The statewide seven-day all-test positivity rate increased slightly to 3.3%.
Statewide hospitalizations are at their lowest point since the beginning of the pandemic, with just 548 Hoosiers currently hospitalized with the virus.
In Monroe County, there are five new cases and zero deaths being reported Monday. That brings the county's totals to 10,678 all-time cases and 166 confirmed deaths. The seven-day all-test positivity rate in Monroe County remains at 0.5%.
Area hospitalizations are down three since Sunday, with 14 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the Monroe County area.
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