Garrett County Releases New Numbers

COVID-19 testing numbers in Garrett County continue to go up, but positive results for Garrett County residents remains at 3. This morning Allegany County announced their first positive case.

Total COVID-19 testing numbers for Garrett County residents as of Wednesday, April 1st, are as follows: 

• 130 – specimens processed
• ​3 – total positive results for Garrett County residents
• 66 – negative results for Garrett County residents
• 61 – pending tests results
• 2 – of the positive cases have recovered and have been released from isolation
• 1 – of the positive cases remains hospitalized

Please note that under current procedures, local health departments are only notified of results on the individuals who reside in their county.

The Garrett County Health Department is also aware of one additional COVID-19 positive test result from a testing site at Garrett County Regional Medical Center. This person is from West Virginia and their local health department has started an investigation and will be calling individuals who have had contact with this person.  This is standard public health practice.  This case is considered travel related and not community acquired. 

“Remember, COVID-19 infection knows no borders. Garrett County Health Department reports the total number of individuals tested, regardless of specific county of residence,” said Dr. Jennifer Corder, the Deputy Health Officer for Garrett and Allegany counties. “This should reassure our community that testing is being done in a regional manner, the same way that we interact with each other on a daily basis.” 

The Health Department will continue to notify the public about local results, both positive and negative, as they are reported. 

Interested community members can go to this link https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html where they can zoom in to Garrett County. Red dots indicate cases, and it is easy to see COVID-19 activity in neighboring counties.

At this time, there is no knowledge of community level spread of COVID-19. All confirmed cases from testing sites in Garrett County were related to travel within the United States.

Accurate COVID-19 information is critical to the community. For the most current and accurate information about the situation, please refer to the following:

• Health Department COVID-19 Dashboard: garretthealth.org/covid-19-information/. Local information as well as links to State and National resources.
• Health Department Frequently Ask Questions Page: bit.ly/covid-19-answers
• Garrett County COVID-19 Medical Hotline: 301-334-7698
• Garrett County Government’s COVID-19 Page: garrettcounty.org/covid-19

Please call 911 only for medical emergencies, not for coronavirus information or questions.

By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department