Nearly a third of jeans have been vaccinated against the virus

AUSTIN, Texas – The percentage of jeans that have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine is close to one-third, according to the Federal Centers for Disease Control on Saturday.

The CDC reported that 30.6% of residents in the state, more than 8.8 million have received a vaccine and 18.2%, more than 5.2 million have been completely vaccinated.

The state health department on Saturday reported more than 2,600 confirmed or probable virus cases and an additional 76 deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.

According to the health department, there have been more than 2.4 million cases and 48,185 deaths since the pandemic began.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the average number of new cases per day over the past two weeks has decreased by 461.7, a decrease of 12.1%.

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This story corrects the number and percentage of jeans vaccinated to 30.6%, 8.8 million, with one dose and 18.2%, 5.2 million, fully vaccinated.