COVID-19 Daily Update - November 15

Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 572 since yesterday and now stand at 19,298. Probable cases have increased by 41 to 3196.

Crook County has had a total of 203 confirmed cases and 18 probables after 1 new confirmed and 1 probable case were announced today. Of those cases, 97 confirmed and 6 probable are currently active.

144 people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Wyoming. 3 of the new deaths were residents of Crook County.

A total of 10,680 confirmed and 1773 probable cases have recovered.

The highest increase in coronavirus cases was in Laramie County, which reported 103 new cases. Natrona County had 93; Albany County had 67; Sweetwater County had 47; Fremont and Sheridan had 45 each; Campbell County had 33 new cases; Teton County had 23; Goshen County had 20; Carbon County had 18; Converse County had 13; Big Horn and Lincoln counties both reported an increase of 12 cases; Uinta and Washakie counties reported ten new cases each; Johnson County had five; Hot Springs and Platte counties had four each; Niobrara, Sublette and Weston counties had three each; and Crook County reported one new case.

The Health Department showed a decrease of two cases in Park County.

The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming on Friday was 9897, an increase of 407 over yesterday's 9490.

Of the statewide metrics used to make decisions regarding the virus, five of six are marked as "concerning": the percentage of all tests with a positive result over the last two weeks, new cases and total reported hospital admissions due to COVID-19, total hospital bed availability and total ICU bed availability.

The sixth metric is marked as "stable" (amber level): percentage of cases attributed to community spread.