Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 801 since yesterday and now stand at 29,053. Probable cases have increased by 15 to 4252.
Crook County has had a total of 280 confirmed cases and 21 probables after 2 new confirmed cases were reported today and 1 probable was removed. Of those cases, 39 confirmed and 1 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 21,254 confirmed and 3224 probable cases have recovered.
The highest increase in cases on Saturday was in Natrona County, with 192 new cases reported; Laramie County had 153; Sweetwater County had 76; Sheridan County had 64; Campbell County had 55; Albany County had 41; Fremont and Teton counties each reported 38 new cases; Goshen County had 30; Uinta County had 25; Carbon County had 22; Park County had 16 new cases; Johnson County had 14; Lincoln and Washakie counties each reported ten; Converse County had six; Big Horn County had four; Hot Springs County had three; Crook County had two; and Platte and Weston counties each reported one new case.
The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming on Friday was 8612, a decrease of 640 over yesterday's 9252.
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.