While Putnam’s infection rate and percent positive testing numbers are looking better with each passing week, the number of vaccinations per thousand residents is well below the state average of 115 per 1,000.

As of Tuesday, March 9, 5,983 residents were fully vaccinated, a rate of 106 per 1,000. Statewide, 33 counties have a higher vaccination rate. Kanawha County’s vaccination rate is 167 per 1,000. Only three counties exceed Kanawha’s rate. Cabell’s vaccination rate is 124 per 1,000.