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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Down to 184 in Wyoming

Wyoming’s COVID-19 Coronavirus hospitalizations and active cases both decreased over the weekend, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The latest data from the WDH’s hospitalization report is from December 12, and the number of COVID-19 patients in Wyoming hospitals reported...

Survey Finds Majority, But Not All, Of Wyoming Willing To Get COVID Vaccine

A new report from the University of Wyoming's survey center shows a majority of Wyomingites are willing to take a vaccine once it becomes available. But there is still a large faction who thinks a vaccine is unnecessary. Every election year, the...

Casper-Natrona County Health Department Updates COVID-19 Guidelines on Contact Tracing

The Casper-Natrona County Health Department has sent out a press release, stating that, in response to record-breaking COVID-19 cases in Natrona County, they will only be conducting contact tracing if confirmed positive cases are within six days of testing. This...

Wyoming Department of Health Official Calls COVID Vaccine a Communist Plot

A Wyoming Department of Health official involved in the state’s response to the coronavirus questions the legitimacy of the pandemic and describes a forthcoming vaccine as a biological weapon. The Casper Star-Tribune reports Igor Shepherd called COVID-19 a "so-called pandemic”...

Wyoming health officials release new details about recent COVID-19 deaths

The Wyoming Department Health released new details Tuesday about 38 COVID-19 deaths announced last week. Among the dead were 10 residents of Natrona County and five residents each from Laramie, Fremont and Campbell counties. There were also three deaths in...

15 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Wyoming

Fifteen more people in Wyoming have died from COVID-19, state officials said Tuesday. There have now been 230 reported deaths in Wyoming as a result of the virus, according to the state Department of Health. The latest deaths include four people...

38 COVID-related deaths added to Wyoming’s total between Nov. 21-25

The Wyoming Department of Health announced on Tuesday afternoon details on 38 people who died of complications from COVID-19 between Nov. 21 through 25. The information on those deaths were included on the WDH’s website but not included in previous...

Wyoming governor still isolated with COVID-19 symptoms

Wyoming’s governor continues to have mild symptoms of COVID-19 five days after testing positive for the virus. Gov. Mark Gordon continues to work in isolation. Gordon spokesman Michael Pearlman said Monday that Gordon’s wife, Jennie Gordon, has tested negative for the...

Wyoming reports 26 more COVID deaths, a new daily record

Wyoming health officials said on Monday that 26 more people have died because of COVID-19, setting a new daily record for deaths for the disease in the state. The previous daily record for an increase in the state’s death toll was 21,...

Natrona County Businesses Adapting to COVID Surge

Amber Pollock and her team at Backwards Distilling Company are doing everything they can to keep their community safe and to avoid a spike in COVID-19 cases. Many businesses in Casper are making efforts to keep their customers and their employees safe and...

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