COMMUNITY COVID LEVEL AT “MEDIUM”

The bad news is Allegany County’s COVID-19 level remains at the “medium” level; the good news is, there were no additional deaths from the virus this past week. There have been 130 new cases, with the positivity rate just above the state, at 9.4 per cent; Maryland’s rate is 8.85. Testing, vaccinations, and treatment are available locally through primary care providers, pharmacies and other health care facilities. For more information, go to “health.maryland.gov/allegany,” or “covidLINK.maryland.gov.”