ROCK SPRINGS — Wyoming saw a big jump in the amount of COVID-19 Coronavirus patient recoveries when it went from 62 to 94 today.
On April 8, Wyoming saw another slight increase in its amount of positive cases, which increased to 9, but the recoveries were up by about 30.
According to the Wyoming Department of Health, a case is identified as recovered when there is a resolution of a fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and there is an improvement in respiratory symptoms for 72 hours and at least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.
WDH is reporting that Wyoming now has 230 positive COVID-19 Coronavirus patients, 73 probable cases, 94 recovered patients, and zero deaths. On April 7, the total number of recoveries was 62.
The WDH states “probable cases include a total count of people who are a close contact to a laboratory confirmed COVID-19 case and develop symptoms of COVID-19, but are not tested. This count includes probable cases that have recovered.”
Wyoming still has five counties without a reported case at this time, which are Big Horn, Hot Springs, Niobrara, Platte and Weston.
Sweetwater County Cases
According to the Sweetwater County COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center Daily Situation Report from April 7, the first and second confirmed positive Sweetwater County patients are now fully recovered.
The third, fourth and fifth patients remain in self isolation in good condition with only mild symptoms treatable from home.
The sixth patient, a woman in her 40s living in Green River, is in fair condition and continues to manage her illness in self isolation from home.
Contact tracing suggests the fifth confirmed patient is tied to the second and third patients. Contact tracing for the sixth patient suggests she is tied to the fourth patient.
There are now three additional presumed-positive Sweetwater County patients who are self isolating, but have not been tested.
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- Follow Public Health Orders
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- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
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