February 15th, 2021 by WCBC Radio
The downward trend of Maryland’s coronavirus positivity rate continues at a slow but steady pace. Monday’s health department report calculated the rate ar 4.53%. Over the weekend, the rate went below 5% for the first time since November.
The number of hospitalizations also continues to decline, according to the data.
Maryland providers have now administered 893,860 COVID-19 vaccines, and 86.6% of all first doses received from the federal government have been given. The state is averaging another new all-time high of 27,732 shots per day.
January 30th, 2021 by WCBC Radio
The Allegany County Health Department remains in Phase 1B of the vaccination plan, with emphasis on people age 75 and older, and K-12 educational staff.
“At this time, the Allegany County Health Department has not started vaccinating individuals 65 and older (in Phase 1C),” the department stated via press release Friday. “The timeframe for that transition is dependent upon how quickly more vaccine becomes available to complete 1B.”
Learn more at https://health.maryland.gov/allegany/Pages/Home.aspx.
The Garrett County Health Department is vaccinating people in Phase 1A and 1B due to the limited number of COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed to the county.
“We have the capacity to vaccinate more people, but the supply simply cannot keep up with the demand,” Garrett County Health Officer Bob Stephens said via press release. “We will not be able to move to Phase 1C until we have insured that those persons in Phase 1A and 1B have an opportunity to schedule an appointment.”
Learn more at https://garretthealth.org.
UPMC Western Maryland filled all of its COVID-19 vaccination appointments earlier this week for Allegany County residents age 65 and older, the health system’s website stated.
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