Daily COVID-19 Update

The Maryland Governor’s Office reported that more than 10,000 Marylanders have lost their lives to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

“More than 10,000 lives have now been taken from us by this deadly virus. Each of these Marylanders was the most important person in the world to someone, and our prayers are with all the family members and loved ones who are grieving,” said Governor Larry Hogan. “We have overcome so much over the last 19 months. Our recovery continues, and more people are getting vaccinated every day. But even while the worst may be behind us, this virus remains a significant threat to the vulnerable.”

Vaccination continues to be the best way to protect yourself and those around you from COVID-19. The Allegany County Health Department offers COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesdays at 12501 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland. Vaccinations are free and no appointment is needed. From 9 a.m. to 12 noon, both Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines are offered. From 1 to 5:30 p.m., the Pfizer vaccine is offered for those age 12 and older. Anyone under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

As of September 16, 43.6% of Allegany County residents were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, compared to 63.3% of all Marylanders.

Drive-thru testing continues to be offered three days per week at the Allegany County Fairgrounds, 11400 Moss Avenue, Cumberland, MD. Testing clinics are held Mondays from 2 to 7 p.m., and Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment is needed, but pre-registration is strongly encouraged to minimize wait times at the clinic. You can pre-register for testing by going to health.maryland.gov/allegany and clicking on the pre-registration link under “COVID-19 Information” on the right side of the page.

Allegany County COVID-19 Case Statistics as of September 16:

• New COVID Cases: 98 (cumulative total 8,382)

• Additional Deaths: 4 (cumulative total 225)

• Cases Per 100,000 Population: 64.92 (Maryland: 20.72)

• Positivity Rate: 11.46% (Maryland: 4.45%)

Weekly COVID-19 Update: For the week of September 10-16, 2021, Fort Hill High School met the Maryland Department of Health definition of a school wide outbreak of COVID-19. There were three or more classrooms/cohorts having at least two or more positive cases within a 2-week period.

ACPS had one school with classrooms/cohorts that met the definition of a classroom/cohort outbreak due to two or more individuals in the classroom/cohort testing positive for COVID-19. The Center for Career and Technical Education had two cohorts that met this definition.

ACPS had ten staff members and 81 students reported as positive for COVID-19 during this time. Two staff members and 280 students were identified as a close contact to a positive person, and eight staff members and 249 students were identified as having COVID-19 symptoms.

September 19, 2021

Grant County Public Information Officer

Sandria Glasscock, RN

52 cases Today

8 New from Grant County Schools.

5 Residents and 9 staff (1 New) from GCRCC positive.

Grant Rehabilitation & Care Center

We lost another Grant County resident to COVID, a 61-year-old man. His family and friends have our deepest sympathy.

There are several hospitalized, and many home with oxygen.

2,011 Total COVID Cases

• 1677 Confirmed Positive COVID cases

• 334 Probable COVID cases (Probable cases are those that have a positive result from a rapid antigen test).

• 1,722 Total Recovered

• 257 Active Cases uncertain how many hospitalized as some have transferred and some have not been able to be reached.

• 30 Deaths listed as COVID related

The Delta Variant of COVID is widespread in WV.

Grant County COVID cases:

July .…..7

August .…146

September ….419

Please take this seriously. Masks