ONE DEATH, 68 NEW COVID CASES IN ALLEGANY COUNTY

There has been one additional death and 68 new positive COVID-19 cases in Allegany County, bringing the cumulative case count to 191 fatalities and 6,317 positive cases. The current case rate is slightly above the state average, but the positivity rate is nearly a point below the state average. To date, 8,030 Allegany County residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. That is 11.4 per cent of the population. This puts Allegany County slightly ahead of the state’s average of 9 per cent having received their first dose of the vaccine.