Nearly 35% of Allegany County Population Fully Vaccinated; Two Additional Deaths Reported

Nearly 35% of Allegany County Population Fully Vaccinated; Two Additional Deaths Reported

May 29th, 2021 by WCBC Radio

In Allegany County, 25,300 residents have received their first dose of a two-dose vaccine against COVID-19 (35.9% of the population), with 22,002 of those individuals now fully vaccinated with their second dose (31.2% of the population). The number of residents who have received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine is 2,571 (3.7%).

By comparison, the state reported that 52.7% of all Marylanders had received their first dose of a two-dose vaccine, with 43.4% having had both doses and 3.8% vaccinated with the single-dose vaccine.

Allegany County COVID-19 Case Statistics as of May 27:

New COVID Cases: 6 (cumulative total 6,995)
Additional Deaths: 2 (cumulative total 211)
Cases Per 100,000 Population: 6.49 (Maryland: 4.29)
Positivity Rate: 2.88% (Maryland: 1.73%)