4,580 Manatee residents have received COVID-19 vaccine. Plans for more coming Monday

Through Saturday, 255,808 people had received COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida.

Out of Florida’s 67 counties, Manatee, the 15th most populous county, had had the 18th-highest number of vaccinations. Sarasota, the 14th most populous county, had had the 12th-highest number of vaccinations.

Here are the 20 counties where the most residents had been vaccinated:

1. Miami-Dade: 29,158
2. Broward: 22,919
3. Orange: 19,805
4. Pinellas: 14,947
5. Hillsborough: 14,893
6. Duval: 13,629
7. Palm Beach: 12,831
8. Lee: 10, 256
9. Alachua: 9,098
10. Seminole: 7,635
11. Brevard: 7,376
12. Sarasota: 6,503
13. Volusia: 6,088
14. Lake: 5,615
15. St. Johns: 5,320
16. Pasco: 5,219
17. Leon: 4,847
18. Manatee: 4,580
19. Collier: 4,508
20. Polk: 4,117

Health care workers were the first to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Florida, and on Wednesday, Dec. 30, Manatee County began administering vaccine to residents 65 and older who made an appointment. The appointments for the first batch of 3,500 doses were quickly filled, but officials said they will announce Monday plans for further vaccinations.

This story was originally published January 4, 2021 at 7:52 AM.