Wyoming reports three additional COVID deaths; hospitalizations climb to 37 By Brendan LaChance on May 4, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported 52 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 during their 3 pm Tuesday, May 4 update.
There have been 49,276 total confirmed cases in Wyoming since the pandemic began. Probable cases rose by 25 Tuesday to a total of 9,091.
Three additional COVID-19 related deaths were reported Tuesday. The total number of Wyoming residents who have reportedly died after contracting COVID-19 since the pandemic began rose to 710.
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The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 rose to 37 on Monday, according to the WDH. Tuesday hospitalization data was not available as of 3 pm. The last time Wyoming hospitals had at least 37 COVID patients was Feb. 15. Hospitalizations peaked in Wyoming on Nov. 30, 2020 at 247.
123 new COVID cases confirmed in Wyoming since Friday
‘Casper vs Covid’ signs sit in front of a central Casper house recently. The campaign is a project by health officials and local businesses to bring Casper’s citizens together to fight the virus. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported 123 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Friday during their 3 pm Monday, May 3 update. WDH is no longer providing updates over the weekend.
There have been 49,224 total confirmed cases in Wyoming since the pandemic began. Probable cases rose by 25 over the weekend to a total of 9,066.
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Those circumstances werenât enough to persuade Finchem, who is in his early 60s, to get a Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Finchem remains skeptical, he said, because he distrusts the federal government and top public health officials, heâs heard mixed messages about the vaccines on social media and television news, and he worries about long-term side effects.
Wyoming reports 50 more confirmed COVID cases; total approaching 50K since pandemic began By Brendan LaChance on April 29, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported 50 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 during their 3 pm Thursday, April 29 update.
There have been 49,046 total confirmed cases in Wyoming since the pandemic began. The state has been adding 44.8 new confirmed cases per day over the last 14 days, down from the peak rate of 652.6 on Nov. 25, 2020.
Probable cases rose by 18 on Thursday to a total of 9,023.
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Two additional confirmed cases were reported in Natrona County on Thursday, where the tally stands at 5,918 confirmed cases. Probable cases rose by two to 2,028.
By Brendan LaChance on April 27, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Legislature’s 2021 General Session, which Governor Mark Gordon described as “discombobulated” due to disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in a supplemental budget bill that includes $430 million in cuts and eliminates 324 state positions.
While the legislature was able to restore what Gordon described a “modest amount of funding to several Wyoming Department of Health programs for seniors, the disabled, low-income residents and those requiring mental health services” from what was initially proposed leading into the session, the Wyoming Department of Health’s budget was still slashed by about $118.5 million.