October 29th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

The Allegany County Health Department has released the latest COVID-19 data as of October 28th

CDC COVID-19 Community Level: Low

• Percent of Allegany County Population Fully Vaccinated (based on CDC data): 56.8%

• New COVID Cases This Week: 134 (cumulative total 20,435)

• Additional Deaths This Week: 0 (cumulative total 378)

• Cases Per 100,000 People: 14.61 (Maryland: 10.54)

• Positivity Rate: 7.49% (Maryland: 7.05%)

Daily statistics can be found at https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/. Counts are updated by 11 a.m. each day.

The Allegany County Health Department continues to offer free drive-thru COVID testing at the Allegany County Fairgrounds on Mondays from 2-7 p.m. and on Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. COVID vaccination clinics are held by appointment at the health department on Willowbrook Road in Cumberland on Wednesdays. To schedule a COVID vaccination appointment or pre-register for drive-thru testing, go to health.maryland.gov/allegany or call 240-650-3999.