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As of Tuesday, June 8, the California Department of Public Healths vaccine dashboard showed about 46.9 million doses have been shipped throughout the state (about 700,000 more than a week ago) and of those, 38.6 million have been administered.

Vaccinations in California

According to Bloombergs dashboard tracking vaccine distribution, 58.1% of Californias population has received at least one shot and 44.9% of residents are fully vaccinated (up from 44.2% a week ago). California has the highest daily rate of doses administered in the country at 167,724, up from 163,850 a week ago). The second-highest rate belongs to Texas with 82,621. California was administering about 350,000 doses per day a five weeks ago.

Los Angeles (9.82 million), San Diego (3.53 million) and Orange (3.21 million) counties have administered the most doses to date in California.

Fully vaccinated by county

The chart below compiled by George Karbassis on the website ncovtrack.com shows the percentage of residents in each California county who have had at least one shot or are fully vaccinated. State, nation and world data is compiled on the site as well.

According to ncovtrack.com these are the percentages at which Southern California counties are fully vaccinated:

Los Angeles: 44.48%

San Diego: 49.32%

Orange: 45.71%

Riverside: 35.86%

San Bernardino: 32.78%

The map below is from the California Department of Public Healths COVID-19 vaccinations dashboard and shows vaccinations by ZIP code. Click on the image to go to the site. It may take a few minutes to load.

Vaccinations by age in California:

Data is update once a week on Wednesdays.

Tier assignments as of June 8

On April 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a plan to fully reopen Californias economy on June 15 if current COVID-19 trends hold. California would end its four-colored tier system at that point. Newsom has since said Californias mask mandate might be lifted on June 15 as well.

Until then, the state continues to make weekly adjustments to its tier system and, based on Tuesdays update changes take effect Wednesday none of Californias 58 counties remain in the purple tier (considered widespread risk). There will be three counties in the red tier (one less than a week ago); 31 counties in the orange tier (moderate risk, four less than week ago); and 24 in the yellow tier (minimal risk, five more than a week ago). There were just seven counties in the yellow tier five weeks ago.

On Nov. 24, the state had 41 counties in purple, 11 counties in red, four in orange, two in yellow.

Counties are assigned to a tier based on metrics showing the speed and the spread of the virus in their borders.

The states progression in tiers since Sept. 22:

Here are the California county vaccination totals as of June 8:

Here are the California county vaccination totals as of May 25:

Here are the California county vaccination totals as of May 4:

Sources: covid19ca.gov, California Department of Public Health, U.S. Census, U.S.D.A, California State Association of Counties

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Authorities have released a list of coronavirus hotspots and public exposure sites in Queensland visited by a confirmed case of Covid-19.

Here are the current coronavirus hotspots, Covid exposure sites, venues and case location alerts and what to do if youve visited them.

Close contacts quarantine and complete the contact tracing form

If you have been to this location in Queensland at the relevant times you must:

immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine

get tested at your earliest opportunity

complete the online contact tracing form by clicking on the name for the relevant location in the table below. A pop up window will appear with specific advice for that location and a link to the form.If you are unable to complete the contact tracing form please call 134 COVID (134 268).

After you complete the contact tracing self-assessment you will be contacted by Queensland Health.

Buddina: Female toilet near JB Hi-Fi, Kawana Shoppingworld 119 Point Cartwright Dr, Monday 7 June 2021, 1pm-1.10pm

Buddina: Foodcourt, Kawana Shoppingworld 119 Point Cartwright Dr, Monday 7 June 2021, 1.30pm- 2pm

Baringa: Female toilets near IGA Baringa Whites Supa IGA 1 Edwards Terrace, Tuesday 8 June 2021, 4.05pm- 4.15pm

Caloundra: The Coffee Club Stockland Caloundra Shopping Centre, Shop 30 & 31, Stockland, 47 Bowman Rd, Monday 7 June 2021, Caloundra 10.50am-11.05am

Goondiwindi: McDonalds Goondiwindi, BP Complex Cunningham Hwy Goondiwindi, Saturday 5 June 2021, 7.35am-7.50am

Moffat Beach: Sunnys @ Moffat 10 Seaview Terrace, Saturday 5 June 2021, 2.35pm-3pm

Kings Beach: Coffee Cat on Kings Beach 4/8 Levuka Ave, Sunday 6 June 2021, 3.30pm-4.30pm

Casual contacts quarantine until you get a negative result

If you have been to any of the below locations at the relevant times you must:

Immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine

Get tested at your earliest opportunity

Complete the online contact tracing form by clicking on the name for the relevant location in the table below. A pop up window will appear with specific advice for that location and a link to the form.If you are unable to complete the online contact tracing form please call 134 COVID (134 268). This information will allow Queensland Health to contact you if required

Continue to quarantine at home until you get a negative test result.

Baringa: IGA Baringa Whites Supa IGA, 1 Edwards Terrace, Tuesday 8 June 2021, 3.50pm - 4.10pm

Buddina: JB Hi-Fi - Kawana Shoppingworld, 119 Point Cartwright Dr, Monday 7 June 2021, 1.10pm - 1.30pm

Caloundra: Stockland Caloundra Shopping Centre, 47 Bowman Rd, Monday 7 June 2021, 10.45am - 11.30am

Caloundra: Kmart - Womens section - Stockland Caloundra Shopping CentreSunland S/C, Cnr Bowman Rd & First Ave, Monday 7 June 2021, 11am - 11.15am

Caloundra: Bunnings Caloundra: 54 Caloundra Rd, Monday 7 June 2021, 12.10pm - 12.45pm

Toowoomba: Caltex Super Petrol Station Toowoomba, A39 Highway, Saturday 5 June 2021, 11am - 11.15am

More detailed information is available at the Queensland government website.

Due to the unprecedented and ongoing nature of the coronavirus outbreak, this article is being regularly updated to ensure that it reflects the current situation at the date of publication. Any significant corrections made to this or previous versions of the article will be footnoted in line with Guardian editorial policy.

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Whenit comes to why Victoria has had more significant coronavirus outbreaks than other parts of Australia, many theories abound.

Could it be Victoria's demographics? Are Melburnians doing the wrong thing? What about the weather?

Despite all the speculationabout what it is about Victoria that has led to its fourth lockdown since the pandemic began, experts say there is no clear answer.

Demographer Liz Allen from the Australian National University said no one state or territory was safe.

"COVID isn't picky about who the virus infects, and this should be a warning to all Australians," she said.

"No-one is safe until the majority of the nation is vaccinated. Luck plays a role, but leadership and public health measures matter too."

Let's unpack it in a bit more detail.

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Some people have wondered whether the COVID-19 outbreaks in Melbourne could be because Victoria has more young and ethnically diverse people, and more casual workers.

But according to the experts, that is wrong, wrong and wrong.

Data simply doesn't support the assertionthat Victoria is at greater risk of COVID-19 outbreaks because of its demography, especially when compared to New South Wales, Dr Allen said.

"Comparing age, population density, crowded housing, migrant composition and transportation, Victoria is no more at risk of COVID than New South Wales," she said.

Victoria's second wave disproportionately affected people in insecure, casual work who would have had no income if they self-isolated or called in sick an issue that has since been addressed with pandemic leave payments.

Some have suggested that Victoria has a higher number of casual workers than other states,thereforegiving the state a higher risk of outbreaksbut data doesn't back that up either.

Victoria does have a largenumber of casual workers, butit also has a largepopulation.

And as a proportion of the population, the amount of casual workers is not too dissimilar to other capital cities.

The simple answer is no.

Leading epidemiologist professor Catherine Bennett said people's behaviour wasnot to blame for the current lockdown.

"It's not that we're out mixing, or our level of compliance with these restrictions and things is any different," she said.

"In fact, if anything, it's better, more protective but it's not enough.

"The message is:'This could happen anywhere. And it really was a matter of time.'"

There's data that backs that up as well.

A panel of experts advising the federal government regularlycalculate each state and territory's transmission potential, or the virus's ability to spread in a population, by looking at data from cases, household surveysand Google.

One of the things they take into account is human behaviour, such as how much people are social distancing or having contact with people outside their household.

According to the federal government's latestweekly snapshot of the COVID-19 situation in Australia, the transmission potential risk in Victoria is lower than in any other state.

Even before the latest outbreak, the virus's ability to spread in Victoria was considered to be lower than in other states.

Cold weather could play some role in COVID-19 transmission, but experts say it may not have been extremely significant in Victoria.

Lower temperaturesimprovethe virus's chance of survival outside the human body, and could also encourage human behaviour that facilitates transmission, like gathering indoors and closing windows.

But experts say that alone cannot be blamed for the number of outbreaks in Victoria.

Burnet Institute's Professor Mike Toole said while all respiratory pathogens thrived in cold weather, that didn't explain the pattern of the spread ofCOVID-19.

"We had a massive outbreak in India, where it's very hot," he said.

"During the northern summer, we had those big outbreaks in the south of the US Arizona, Texas, Florida where it is hot."

He said he did not think anyone hadproven with credible data that cold weather was a factor.

"It is just bad luck," he said.

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Humans crave certainty.

It's human nature to want to know why something is happening, particularly something difficult like being in lockdown.

We look for answersor someone to blameif something goes wrong.

Professor Bennett said knowing why something happenedgaveus a sense of security.

"I think there's a temptation to do that because it makes us think we're safe in our world," she said.

"But it could happen anywhere."

Her message is simple.

"You don't need a magic virus. You don't need a magic set of things working against you," she said.

"You don't have to be in a southern city or have a young population.

"All those things don't really matter if you've just got people who are quite infectious and mixing."

Even Victoria's infection control expert, Allen Cheng, admits it's difficult to know whether the state is more vulnerable than others.

"I think there is always an element of luck in this," he said.

Experts are hoping Victoria's run of "bad luck"will come to an end soon.

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A general view shows an empty street during a lockdown due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), next to a residential building in Gombe district of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe/File Photo

Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a third wave of coronavirus infections, with its epicentre in the capital, Kinshasa, one of Africa's most-populous cities, Health Minister Jean-Jacques Mbungani said on Thursday.

Like many other African countries, Congo has officially reported relatively few cases and deaths, but health authorities are concerned about a recent spike in infections that saw 243 new cases recorded on Wednesday, the highest daily figure since March.

"I officially announce the onset of the third wave of the COVID-10 pandemic in our country, with Kinshasa as its epicentre," Mbungani told reporters.

A low vaccination rate and haphazard observance of recommended hygiene practices were among the reasons for the rising infection rate, he said.

On Wednesday, the World Health Organization said it was concerned about the spread in Kinshasa of the Delta variant first identified in India, which is thought to be more transmissible.

The week ended May 30 saw an exponential increase in the rate of infections in Kinshasa, the WHO said.

Congo's vaccination campaign has stuttered after it delayed the rollout because of safety concerns about the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) shot. As a result, about 75% of the 1.7 million doses it received in March were reallocated the following month to make sure they were used before they expired.

In total, Congo has reported over 31,900 infections and 786 coronavirus-related deaths since the pandemic began.

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About 1.4 million new doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered since Thursday, boosting the seven-day average of doses administered back to just over 1 million doses per day. It had fallen to under a million a day on average earlier in the week.

These figures, however, are down from an early April average high of 3.3 million per day.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Friday that the best way for the country to avoid another Covid-19 surge -- and another shut down -- is to get vaccinated.

"It ain't over 'til it's over -- and it is not over yet," Fauci said at an event hosted by US Health and Human Services, urging people to be wary of believing the pandemic is over.

At present, 12 states have already met Biden's one-dose goal: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.

The push to increase vaccinations is highlighted by further evidence that the mass vaccination programs this year have contributed greatly in the fight against Covid-19.

In the last month, the number of deaths from Covid-19 have noticeably dropped, and confirmed cases continue to plummet when compared to earlier highs, according to CDC data.

Nearly 170 million people -- just over half of the total US population -- have received at least one dose of vaccine, and about 137.5 million people -- 41.4% of the population -- are fully vaccinated.

Incentives for vaccines continue

The latest is Hawaii, which is offering a variety of donated prizes, including vacation packages and airline miles, to help reach vaccination milestones as soon as possible.

"The last 15 or 16 months have been a very difficult time for our tourism sector," said Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO Peter Ingram.

Hawaii, which has maintained some of the toughest travel restrictions throughout the pandemic, is beginning to loosen rules on air travel, dropping its testing and quarantine requirements for people flying between the Hawaiian islands starting June 15. All pandemic restrictions will be lifted once the full vaccination rate reaches 70%, the state announced.

In Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state's new Covid-19 vaccine incentive which will give vaccinated adults "a shot at a million dollars," he said.

"In the coming weeks, three vaccinated Kentuckians, 18 years or older, will become millionaires," Beshear said Friday, adding that 15 Kentuckians ages 12 to 17 will win full scholarships to a state public college, university, or technical or trade school.

More than 2 million Kentuckians have already been vaccinated, but Beshear anticipates "a significant increase" following Friday's announcement, he said.

In Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis presented Sally Sliger with a super-sized check for $1 million as the winner of the first drawing in the state's 'Comeback Cash' initiative.

Sliger said she is a lifelong resident of Colorado and currently lives in the town of Mead with her husband and two children.

"The odds of me and my family being given one million dollars overnight seemed impossibly small," Sliger said, encouraging everyone to get vaccinated for the freedom provided. "It was surreal, of course."

Protecting children remains a focus

As vaccines continue to go into the arms of eligible teens and adults, health officials remain concerned over the safety of children. Only those ages 12 years and older are currently eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine in the US.

"It tells you children can still suffer and be hospitalized by this virus," Offit told CNN's Jake Tapper. "We had this notion, initially, that this was just a disease of older people. It's not true. This virus can also hurt children."

As a result, bans on school mask mandates in states like Texas are irresponsible and could result in more children getting sick, Offit said.

"To have those kinds of rules which only promote the spread of this virus which only promote more children getting sick -- is just nonsensical," he said.

The CDC says vaccinated people may stop wearing masks in most cases, but unvaccinated people should continue to use them.

The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), on which Offit sits, is set to meet on June 10 to discuss what the FDA should consider in either authorizing or approving the use of coronavirus vaccines in children under 12.

Both Moderna and Pfizer are running trials for their vaccines in children ages 11 and under.

CNN's Deidre McPhillips, Lauren Mascarenhas, Michael Nedelman, Andy Rose, Melissa Alonso, Naomi Thomas and Hannah Sarisohn contributed to this report.

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A man takes a selfie while getting the COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination day in Mexico City.

One million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are heading to Mexico from the U.S. with most of the shots set to service resort areas and spots along the border.

The batch of vaccines is part of the 25 million excess doses the White House announced on Thursday would be shipped to other countries around the world. Much of the vaccine distribution will be through COVAX, an international system aimed at helping to vaccinate people in the world's poorest countries.

In a bid to boost the country's economy, Assistant Health Secretary Hugo Lpez-Gatell said much of those 1 million vaccines will be sent to Caribbean resort hotspots such as Cancn, Pacific coast resorts like Los Cabos, and cities along the U.S. border.

Mexico, a country of roughly 130 million, has been hard hit by the coronavirus and has struggled to control its spread.

According to government data, Mexico has given more than 23.2 million adults in the country at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. As of Thursday night, Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Tracker reports more than 2.4 million confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico with more than 228,000 deaths.

Government officials have indicated that the actual death toll from the pandemic is likely far higher, according to The Associated Press., with a preliminary assessment suggesting more than 350,000 excess deaths 54% above the official toll.

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The familiar displays, re-enactments and other features are back for the Mid-Atlantic Air Museums 30th World War II Weekend.

The three-day event on the grounds of the Reading Regional Airport in Bern Township was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Whats new is the fact that we are having it this year, said Jim Swope, event coordinator and founder. And from the looks of it, we havent skipped a beat. There is full participation from the living-history groups and everywhere you look, someone is walking around.

The air museum planned to hold the exhibition this June even before restrictions in the state were eased, Swope said, noting there would have space on 36-acre grounds to accommodate 50,000 under the safety guidelines.

Swope of Mount Penn, a retired history teacher, said his goal is for the exhibition to faithfully recreate the sights, sounds and smells of the World War II era.

Hopefully, not the smell of wet canvas, he said referring Friday morning to the gathering clouds that brought an afternoon thunderstorm.

The event, which runs through Sunday, draws aviation enthusiasts and history buffs from around the world to commemorate the war and honor those who served.

Many of the attendees had fathers, grandfathers or great-grandfathers who served in the European or Pacific theaters during World War II.

They can relate intergenerationally to their relatives who were in World War II, he said.

About two dozen World War II veterans will share accounts of their war experiences and will be available for autographs throughout the weekend.

Although the emphasis is always on those who served, features include displays of authentic World War II aircraft in the air and on the ground.

Themed A Gathering of Warbirds, the 30th event hosts 10 total bombers: heavy, medium, dive and torpedo.

We have big aircraft, including a B-17 and B-29, participate with flight demonstrations and rides, Swope said. There is nothing more famous than a B-17, the plane that led the bombing campaign against the Nazis, or a B-29, the plane that led the bombing campaign against the Japanese.

The planes are brought in from all over the country, he said. Some are privately owned and others are owned by museums and foundations.

Other highlights include living-history exhibits of American, Allied and Axis equipment, a glimpse of life on the homefront and period entertainment.

My ultimate goal is to provide visitors with a good three-minute stretch, during which they wont know if it is 1943 or 2021, Swope said.

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Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending allowing people to mix COVID-19 vaccine doses. Here, people walk past a vaccination clinic this week in Toronto. Zou Zheng/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images hide caption

Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending allowing people to mix COVID-19 vaccine doses. Here, people walk past a vaccination clinic this week in Toronto.

Canada's public health agency says people can mix COVID-19 vaccines if they want to, citing cases where local supply shortages or health concerns might otherwise prevent some from completing their two-dose vaccination regimen.

The new recommendations come after safety concerns were raised linking the AstraZeneca vaccine to the potential for dangerous blood clots a condition the health agency calls "rare but serious." That vaccine is not authorized for use in the U.S., but the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which has faced similar scrutiny, is. Both of them are viral vector vaccines.

Several Canadian provinces have recently moved to mix vaccines, the CBC reported, because of supply issues, when the vaccine used for a first dose isn't available for the second.

Public confidence is also an issue: Health officials cite a study from late April that found more than 90% of participants said they were comfortable with either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, but only 52% of participants said they were comfortable with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Both Pfizer and Moderna are mRNA vaccines.

Based on the available evidence, "we are recommending that someone who received a first dose of the AstraZeneca ... vaccine may receive an mRNA vaccine for their second dose," said Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh, who chairs Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization.

The agency cites the results of a study in Germany and clinical trials in the U.K. and Spain as supporting the safety of vaccine interchangeability. It says it expects further data from ongoing studies in Canada and elsewhere in the coming months and will update its recommendations if warranted.

Nationwide, the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have increasingly become the primary vaccines administered in Canada, according to the latest government data.

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines "can be considered interchangeable" between the first and second doses, Canada's advisory committee on immunization says in its recommendations that were updated this week.

Canadian officials are hoping the new guidance will help bridge a wide gap in their vaccination program. As of late May, 50.6% of Canada's population had received at least one vaccination shot but only 4.6% of the population was fully vaccinated.

"This is not a new concept," the advisory group said of the practice known as heterologous vaccination. In the past, the group added, "Different vaccine products have been used to complete a vaccine series for influenza, hepatitis A, and others to complete a vaccine series for influenza, hepatitis A, and others."

Several European countries have already been encouraging people who've received a first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine to make either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines their second shot, including France, Spain and Germany.

In addition to potentially easing vaccine reluctance, mixing vaccines could also bring other benefits.

As NPR's Joe Palca reported last month: "Basically, all vaccines work by showing people's immune systems something that looks like an invading virus but really isn't. If the real virus ever comes along, their immune systems will recognize it and be prepared to fight it off.

"Using two different vaccines is a bit like giving the immune system two pictures of the virus, maybe one face-on and one in profile."

As other countries authorize mixing vaccines, the U.S. is not following suit in part because the Food and Drug Administration hasn't authorized the AstraZeneca vaccine. And unlike that vaccine, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine requires only a single dose.

When asked for comment about the strategy of mixing vaccines, an FDA spokesperson cited a lack of data about the interchangeability of the vaccine with other COVID-19 vaccines.

"Individuals who have received one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine should receive a second dose of the same vaccine to complete the vaccination series," the spokesperson added.

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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 50% of Kansans 18 and older have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. However, if you count adults who have at least one dose of vaccine, the number climbs to 59.9%.

Since Wednesday morning, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment says 6,051 Kansans got their first dose of vaccine and 5,058 got their second dose.

In all, the KDHE says 42.5% of Kansans of all ages have at least one dose in them, and 35.8% of Kansans have finished getting their COVID-19 vaccinations.

Im pleased at our states consistent progress in getting shots in arms but we still cant take our foot off the gas, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly said. Every Kansan must get vaccinated to protect our communities, our schools, and our economy from future outbreaks, and maintain our steady return to normal.

The Kansas Speedway is offering all Kansans of driving age the chance to take a couple of laps around the track as long as they get tested for the coronavirus or get vaccinated against COVID. The event is Friday and Saturday, June 4 and 5. Click here to learn more.

The KDHE says the coronavirus is responsible for four more deaths in the state, bringing the death toll to 5,084. There have also been 40 new hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 in the past two days.

Since Wednesday, 332 Kansans tested positive for the coronavirus, while 2,480 have tested negative.

The KDHE releases the vaccine and coronavirus updates each Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Kansas County coronavirus cases updated: June 4, 2021Weekly doses updated June 2, 2021Sources:Kansas Department of Health and EnvironmentOklahoma State Department of Health

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In California, 958 new cases of the coronavirus were reported Wednesday, June 2, according to end-of-day totals on public health websites, bringing the total number of cases so far to 3,764,093.

There were 41 new deaths reported statewide Wednesday, for a total of 62,994 people who have died from COVID-19.

The state reported 32 more hospitalizations from the previous day, increasing the total hospitalizations of those infected with the coronavirus to 1,362.

According to the California Department of Public Health, 37.1 million vaccine doses have been administered in the state and 43% of residents are now fully vaccinated.

Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Johns Hopkins University, the World Health Organization, the California Department of Public Health, The Associated Press, reporting counties and news sources

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