The Allegany County Health Department is reporting four additional COVID-19 related deaths and a total of 143 new cases since last Friday. The cumulative count is now 5,982 cases, with 169 deaths. The positivity case has now surpassed the state’s numbers, with the local rate is now at 8.06 per cent, with the statewide average at 7.76 per cent. The Health Department is now vaccinating residents 75 years of age and older; Allegany County, like other jurisdictions will not proceed to Phase 1-C until they have completed Phase 1-B.