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New COVID Data has Allegany County at Medium Transmission Rate

December 18th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

• CDC COVID-19 Community Level: Medium
• Percent of Allegany County Population Fully Vaccinated (based on CDC data): 57.4%
• Cumulative Allegany County COVID Cases: 20,904
Cumulative Allegany County Deaths: 380
• Cases Per 100,000 People: 11.16 (Maryland: 15.92)
• Positivity Rate: 5.57% (Maryland: 12.16%)
Daily statistics can be found at https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/. Counts are updated by 11 a.m. each day.
The Allegany County Health Department continues to offer free drive-thru COVID testing at the Allegany County Fairgrounds on Mondays from 2-7 p.m. and on Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. COVID vaccination clinics are held by appointment at the health department on Willowbrook Road in Cumberland on Wednesdays. To schedule a COVID vaccination appointment or pre-register for drive-thru testing, go to health.maryland.gov/allegany or call 240-650-3999