ALLEGANY COUNTY UPDATE ON COVID-19 TESTING

The Allegany County Health Department and Allegany County Government report the following update on local COVID-19 testing to date:

 

Allegany County residents tested positive for COVID-19 0
Allegany County residents tested negative for COVID-19 202
Allegany County residents with COVID-19 results pending 80
Total Allegany County residents tested for COVID-19 282

 

Laboratories are struggling to keep up with the nationwide demand for testing. Therefore, it is taking longer for test results to come back.  Laboratories are prioritizing tests for hospitalized patients, symptomatic healthcare workers and emergency responders, symptomatic patients who are medically fragile and live in congregate housing such as nursing homes, and symptomatic high-risk unstable patients whose care would be altered by a diagnosis of COVID-19.