The Delta variant of COVID has led to a rise in cases in Allegany County, with 44 reported as of Friday; and, there has been one additional COVID-related death. The Health Department has scheduled walk-in COVID vaccinations on Wednesdays on the ground floor of the Willowbrook Office Complex, from 9 to noon, and from 1 to 4 p.m. As of last week, 41 per cent of Allegany County residents are fully vaccinated. The local positivity rate has risen above the state rate, at 4.34 per cent; Maryland’s rate is 3.79 per cent.