SIXTH COVID-19 DEATH REPORTED IN ALLEGANY COUNTY

There has been a sixth death from COVID-19 in Allegany County, the latest being a man in his 50’s, who was not affiliated with a nursing home. He was hospitalized and had underlying medical conditions. The Allegany County Health Department reports that cases of COVID-19 in the county have now reached 119. The latest confirmed positives include one employee of the Cumberland Healthcare Center, and an employee at a nursing home in Mineral County. Two additional community cases were also identified. Those involved two women, one in her 40’s and another in her 30’s, who are not affiliated with any of the nursing home cases.