NEARLY 18,000 RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED FIRST VACCINATION

The Allegany County Health Department reports that, as of Friday, 17,829 Allegany County residents have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine; of that number, 9,882 are now fully vaccinated. As of Friday, there have been two additional deaths and 16 cumulative cases of COVID-19 reported. Allegany County’s positivity rate is now at 3.73 per cent; the state rate is 5.6 per cent.