The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 133 on Wednesday as the state saw its second largest single-day increase in new confirmed cases since the pandemic began.
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Gov. Mark Gordon has made free, at-home COVID-19 testing available to the state’s residents.
After months when Johnson County saw very little coronavirus activity, the community’s luck seems to have run out as the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases in the county has grown by 74% in the past month.
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Public health has completed contact tracing for the coronavirus case at Meadowlark Elementary School and has found no school close contacts, according to a statement from Johnson County School District No. 1.
Three more Wyoming residents have died as a result of coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday, bringing the state’s death toll from the illness to 57.
SHERIDAN — Amid the recent sharp rise in COVID-19 cases across Wyoming, state and local health officials are looking ahead to the challenges they expect to continue facing while dealing with the pandemic.
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In a Facebook post on a personal page, Johnson County Healthcare Center marketing director Marcy Schueler wrote that a Johnson County resident died earlier this week of coronavirus-related causes. That is the second Johnson County resident to die of the coronavirus since the pandemic began i…
A record number of new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus reported Thursday pushed the state’s number of active cases over 1,400.
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On Wednesday, the Johnson County Emergency Operations Center issued a stark warning to local residents of an "alarming uptick in COVID-19 cases."
Three more Wyoming residents have died as a result of the coronavirus, bringing the number of fatalities related to the virus to 53, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Thursday.
The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell Tuesday for the first time in more than a week, dropping by 22.
The number of Wyoming residents to die from coronavirus has grown to 50 with the death of a Big Horn County man, the Wyoming Department of Health reported Wednesday.
With 171 coronavirus recoveries reported Friday, the number of active cases reported in the state fell below 500, according to Wyoming Department of Health figures.
Recoveries among another 69 patients with laboratory-confirmed or probable cases of coronavirus helped push the number of active cases in the state back down on Thursday.The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily coronavirus update, said the 69 recoveries reported Thursday offset an incr…
The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming continued to climb Wednesday, increasing by 15 with the report of new confirmed cases in 13 counties.The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily coronavirus update, said 37 new cases of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus were reported Wednes…
An increase of 58 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in Wyoming on Tuesday — including 18 new cases in Albany County — pushed the number of active cases in the state up by 36.
As Johnson County began tracing the steps of the city pool employee whose probable positive diagnosis was announced last week, health officials found more evidence of COVID-19 in Buffalo.
A Fremont County woman has become the 27th Wyoming resident to die from coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health reported Monday.
A Campbell County woman has become the 25th Wyoming resident to die from coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health reported Tuesday.The department said the older woman did not have any of the underlying health conditions known to put patients at a higher risk for coronavirus complication…
The number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases seen in Wyoming since the illness was first detected in Wyoming in March increased by 39 on Thursday to total 1,644.
GILLETTE — As some vocal Wyoming residents continue to lose patience with and push back against any and all coronavirus-related public health measures, it’s clear Gov. Mark Gordon also is frustrated.
CASPER — The three broad public health orders that were set to expire this week have been extended, with no changes, through mid-July, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon announced Monday, as the state continues to grapple with a spike in coronavirus cases.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases detected in Wyoming since the illness was first diagnosed in the state grew to 1,079 on Friday with the reporting of 27 new cases in nine counties.
The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell below 200 Wednesday as recoveries far outnumbered new cases, according to the Department of Health.The department, in its daily coronavirus update, said two new cases were reported during the day — one in Fremont County and one in Sweetw…
Competitors from around the state and region converged on the fairgrounds last weekend for the Quarantine Showdown Jackpot Show. Some events scheduled to be held at the fairgrounds this summer have been cancelled, but the fair board is making a concerted effort to host as many events as poss…
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As news came out last week that the state’s six major rodeos were being canceled due to the coronavirus, the Johnson County commissioners and fair board members remain committed to holding the county fair the last week of July.
CODY — Cody Nite Rodeo received approval Monday to hold the event with 600 spectators beginning June 15.
There are no known active cases of the coronavirus in Johnson County.
A Fremont County woman has become the 17th Wyoming resident to die as a result of the coronavirus, according to the Wyoming Department of Health.
LARAMIE — Four Laramie women face criminal prosecution after they allegedly ignored orders to quarantine after being suspected of having COVID-19.
JACKSON (WNE) —About 1,000 tests for COVID-19 were administered in the first eight and a half hours of a community testing event Thursday at Teton County Fairgrounds.
BUFFALO — Though Wyoming saw its third largest spike in positive coronavirus cases on Saturday, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso does not believe the nation or Wyoming will need to close down again.
Gov. Mark Gordon has signed three pieces of legislation passed by the Wyoming Legislature that provide a framework for spending $1.25 billion in federal funding awarded to the state through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. In addition to funds for government op…
CASPER — Collapsing energy prices and the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to cost Wyoming up to $1.5 billion in revenues through June 2022, preliminary estimates released Tuesday show, setting the stage for steep budget cuts, new taxes or a mix of both. In a preliminary report delivered Tuesd…
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Gov. Mark Gordon has announced that updated public health orders effective June 1 will ease restrictions on public gatherings, allowing outdoor gatherings of up to 250 people.
Two of Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park gateway communities are budgeting for a drop in sales tax revenues of between 20% and 50% for the fiscal year beginning in July, underscoring the uncertainty facing pandemic-plagued tourism revenues.
While plans could change due to the ever-evolving COVID-19 situation, the Buffalo city pool is still on track for a June 20 opening, pool board member Kris Thiele said.
For nearly 15 years, we have heard about the United States Postal Service running in the red. Politicians have wrongly claimed that this is due solely to mismanagement, and that the USPS should be privatized. Certainly management could be improved. However, the real driver of these losses oc…
LARAMIE (WNE) — The sudden increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Albany County appears to have resulted from reduced social distancing, not increased testing, Albany County Public Health Officer Jean Allais said in a press release.
2020 was going to be a banner year for Paul and Lara Schuman.
The number of confirmed coronaviruses diagnosed in Wyoming since the illness reached the state in mid-March grew by 30 over the weekend to total 638 on Sunday. Two cases were added in Johnson County on Sunday, bringing the county's total number of confirmed positive cases to 14 and number of…
For the first time in more than two months, no new coronavirus cases were reported in Wyoming on Friday.
The number of Wyoming residents to die from coronavirus-related causes increased to 12 on Thursday.
The number of coronavirus patients to recover from the illness since it was first detected in Wyoming in March grew by 24 on Tuesday.
