CHEYENNE — Wyoming’s COVID-19 Coronavirus recoveries outpaced the number of new cases this week, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH).
As of today, the state has 3,097 active laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is 2,039 less active cases since Monday. The state saw 1,463 new cases this week and 3,502 recoveries.
Hospitalizations stayed rather consistent this week, with the latest number of reported COVID-19 hospitalizations being 207 patients as of December 10, according to the WDH’s hospitalization report. On Monday, the state had 206 hospitalizations.
During a press conference with Dr. Alexia Harrist earlier this week, she said that while the state is seeing decreases in new cases and active cases, the state needs to see “sustained decline”.
On Monday, Governor Mark Gordon announced new health orders that went into effect on Wednesday. The orders included a statewide mask mandate, along with restrictions on hours of operation for bars and restaurants, and social distancing for salons, barber shops, and tattoo parlors.
Dr. Harrist said these orders were put into place as, “it has been clear that previous steps have not been efficient.”
Despite declining numbers in orders, Dr. Harrist said hospitals are still stressed and the demand remains high. Cheyenne Regional Medical Center has the most hospitalizations with 47 COVID-19 patients as of December 10. Wyoming Medical Center in Casper has the next most with 44 hospitalizations. Wyoming Medical Center is reporting that they have zero Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds available out of 20 beds.
The WDH also reported 22 more COVID-19 related deaths today, bringing the state’s total to 321 deaths. This is up from 280 on Monday.
Among Wyoming residents, there have now been 321 coronavirus-related deaths, 33,659 lab-confirmed cases and 5,126 probable cases reported since the pandemic began.
Sweetwater County
The WHD reports that among Sweetwater County residents, there have been 2,277 lab-confirmed cases, 292 active cases, 1,985 recoveries, and 14 deaths.
The 12th death was reported December 8 by the Sweetwater County District Board of Health. The individual was a Rock Springs man between the ages of 65-90, and he passed away at an out-of-state facility during the week of November 29-December 5.
The 13th death was reported December 9. The individual was a Green River man over the age of 80 who died the week of November 29-December 5.
The 14th death has not yet been reported by the Sweetwater County District Board of Health.
Sweetwater County was seeing a consistent decline in active cases until today, in which the county went from 258 active cases on Thursday to 292 active cases today.
Sublette County
The WDH reports that Sublette County has had 434 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with 45 active cases, 389 recoveries, and five deaths.
Sublette County has had 108 reported cases in the past 14 days.
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