The Allegany County Health Department has announced that it will fully reopen for all in-person services on Thursday, July 1. Masks will continue to be required for all individuals age 5 and older when inside health department buildings. Please note that the hours for STI/HIV clinic have changed to noon to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays.
COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered on Wednesday, June 30 in the Community Room on the ground floor of the Willowbrook Office Complex (WOC) at 12501 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland. In the morning, from 9 a.m. to noon, the health department will offer both the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines for those 18 or older. In the afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. the Pfizer COVID vaccine will be offered for those age 12 and up. Individuals under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian in order to get the Pfizer vaccine.
The Allegany County Health Department reports that 26,619 Allegany County residents have received their first dose of a two-dose vaccine against COVID-19 (37.8% of the population), with 24,667 of those individuals now fully vaccinated with their second dose (35.0% of the population). The number of residents who have received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine is 2,960 (4.2%).
By comparison, the state reported that 57.1% of all Marylanders had received their first dose of a two-dose vaccine, with 51.5% having had both doses and 4.3% vaccinated with the single-dose vaccine.
Allegany County COVID-19 Case Statistics as of June 27:
• New COVID Cases: 4 (cumulative total 7,054)
• Additional Deaths: 0 (cumulative total 212)
• Cases Per 100,000 Population: 2.03 (Maryland: 0.95)
• Positivity Rate: 1.18% (Maryland: 0.57%)
Free Community Testing
Viking Field Parking Lot
Tuesday 11-5 and Friday 11-3 please
Pfizer Vaccine available for all age 12 yrs. and older, or Moderna for anyone age 18 or older:
Tuesdays by appointment only.
If you have had the first dose and need a booster, please bring your vaccine card.
Grant County Health Department
Call 304-257-4922
Or call
Mt. Storm Health Center for more information on their vaccine availability and dates
Call 304-693-7616
There was one new case today.
• 1,448 Total COVID Cases
• 1177 Confirmed Positive COVID cases
• 271 Probable COVID cases (Probable cases are those that have a positive result from a rapid antigen test).
• 1,417 Total Recovered
• 2 Active Case
• 27 Deaths listed as COVID related
The Hampshire County Health Department was notified that the COVID-19 variant of concern B.1.617.2 ( Delta) has been detected in a COVID-19 specimen from a resident of Hampshire County through routine public health surveillance.
Current advice regarding this variant:
~We have no evidence that infections by this variant cause more severe disease.
~Wearing masks, staying at least 6 feet apart from others, avoiding crowds, ventilating indoor spaces, washing hands often, and
vaccination—are our best tools for preventing the spread of this variant.
~Preliminary evidence suggests that vaccines currently used in the US may be less effective against this variant, but will reduce the risk of severe illness.
~We are early in our efforts to understand variants and are sharing what we know currently. What we know is based on the evidence we have now and may change as new data emerges. We will continue to provide updates as we learn more.
The Garrett County Health Department has issued its second overdose alert for the month of June after learning about a cluster of opiate related overdoses that happened over the weekend. “Although we do not know