The Allegany County Health Department is using a new testing lab to process COVID-19 samples collected at the Allegany County Fairgrounds drive-thru clinic. CIAN Diagnostics of Frederick will now provide COVID-19 lab services for the fairgrounds testing site. As of yesterday, 48.6 per cent of Allegany County residents are fully vaccinated, as compared to a rate of 69.5 per cent of all Marylanders. The Health Department is directing the public to its Facebook page for updates on COVID-19 vaccination clinics, because of ongoing network issues at the Maryland Department of Health. Vaccines and boosters are also widely available in the community at local pharmacies, urgent care clinics and some primary health care providers.