Allegany County’s COVID-19 case rate remains low this week, even as the state rate edges upward. As of Friday, there have been 29 new cases this week, and one additional death. The local positivity rate is 3.68 per cent, as compared to a state rate of 4.65 per cent. Testing, vaccinations and booster shot appointments can be found on the state of Maryland website at “health.maryland.gov/allegany.”