October 9th, 2020 by WCBC Radio

The Allegany County Health Department reports that 17 individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 since Wednesday, bringing the total case count for Allegany County to 521.  The latest cases include two females and two males in their teens, two females and a male in their 20s, a female in her 30s, two females in their 40s, two males and a female in their 50s, a male and female in their 60s, a female in her 70s and a female in her 80s.  Only one of the latest cases has required hospitalization.

To date, 19,017 Allegany County residents have been tested for COVID-19 and received their results.  Of those, 18,496 were negative and 521 were positive.  Currently, 39 Allegany County residents are isolating with a COVID-19 diagnosis.