The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Saturday morning that 49% of the states population has received at least a first dose of the COVID vaccine.
The 49% equates to 8.5 million individuals who have received their first shot as of May 1.
Thanks to the COVID vaccine distribution across the state, 49% of the population ranks 10th in the nation of doses first administered.
The number of 8.5 million vaccines administered ranks 5th across the country.
As of May 1, almost 3.5 million citizens of Pennsylvania have received two doses of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine.
The health department stated that there is a moving average of 93,077 people are being vaccinated per day in the state.
These vaccine statistics do not include Philadelphia, which is its own jurisdiction.
The health department also stressed that mask wearing and social distancing is still required in all businesses and when leaving home.