CHEYENNE — The number of Wyoming COVID-19 Coronavirus positive patients increased by 11 today, while the number of probable cases increased by four.
The Wyoming Department of Health’s April 30 report shows Wyoming has tested 9,464 people so far. Of those, 4,679 were completed at the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory, 4,784 were completed at commercial labs and one was completed by the Centers for Disease Control lab.
As of this afternoon, Wyoming has reported 415 positive COVID-19 cases, 144 probable cases, 373 recovered and seven deaths. Only two more have recovered since yesterday’s report.
Of those who tested positive, 13.5 percent have been hospitalized, while 73.5 percent have not. This number indicates the number of patients overall who were hospitalized during their illness, it does not indicate the number of patients currently hospitalized. These numbers only reflect hospitalizations reported to the WDH.
When looking at the WDH’s statistics for the lab confirmed cases based on race and ethnicity, the majority of patients, 57.6 percent are caucasian, while 17.3 percent are American Indian, and 14.7 percent are hispanic.
Sweetwater County
Sweetwater County had its 11th confirmed COVID-19 case April 29, when a Rock Springs woman, in her 50s, tested positive for the virus. She was admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County April 30, where she remains in stable condition, according a press release from the MHSC.
The other 10 lab-confirmed positive and five probable patients have now recovered. The two remaining active probable patients are in self-isolation and in good condition with only mild symptoms treatable from home, according to the Sweetwater County COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center.
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