Rowan County COVID-19 vaccine rates low amid rise in Delta variant cases

Just over nine million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been given in North Carolina. For months, that number has been inching up at a much slower pace than it was in March and April when vaccine supply went up after months of low supply and high demand.

Some counties in the Charlotte area are starting to lag behind. Rowan County has the lowest vaccination rate in the area with only 34% of its population with at least one dose of the vaccine. The public health department put out a warning Thursday that cases are rising.