The Maryland Department of Health website, which had been down since the beginning of the month due to a “network security incident, is back up and running. Information received shows that at least 25 local residents have died from COVID-19 this month alone. In Garrett County, there have been 10 additional deaths due to COVID and its complications. There have been 285 cumulative deaths in Allegany County since the beginning of the pandemic. As of Monday, only 48.9 per cent of residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as compared to 70.3 per cent of all Marylanders.