Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 141 since yesterday and now stand at 27,737. Probable cases have increased by 15 to 4191.
Crook County has had a total of 277 confirmed cases and 22 probables. Of those cases, 57 confirmed and 2 probable are currently active.
215 people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Wyoming. Crook County has recorded 5 deaths.
A total of 19,870 confirmed and 3018 probable cases have recovered.
The highest increase in cases on Saturday was in Laramie County, which reported 27; Teton County had 23; Sheridan County had 14; Fremont County had 13; Natrona County had 11; Goshen County had nine; Campbell and Converse counties each reported eight new cases; Sweetwater County had seven; Big Horn County had five; Albany, Lincoln and Park counties all reported four new cases; Carbon and Johnson County each had three; Platte County had two new cases; and Washakie reported one.
The Health Department indicated a decrease of six cases in Sublette County.
The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming on Friday was 8915, a decrease of 943 from Friday's 9858.
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.