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17 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Allegany County

April 30th, 2021 by WCBC Radio

The Allegany County Health Department reports that 22,646 Allegany County residents have received their first dose of a two-dose vaccine against COVID-19 (32.2% of the population), with 17,310 of those individuals now fully vaccinated with their second dose (24.6 % of the population).  The number of residents who have received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine stands at 2,134 (3.0 %).

 

By comparison, the state reported that 43.6% of all Marylanders had received their first dose of a two-dose vaccine, with 29.7% having had both doses and 3.1% vaccinated with the single dose vaccine.

 

Allegany County COVID-19 Case Statistics as of April 29:

 

  • New COVID Cases:  17 (cumulative total 6,821)
  • Additional Deaths:  0 (cumulative total 207)
  • Cases Per 100,000 Population:  9.94 (Maryland: 14.76)
  • Positivity Rate:  2.71% (Maryland: 3.72%)