By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily
Wyoming’s coronavirus-related hospitalizations have continued to decline since hitting a peak of more than 230 in late November, with only 84 people hospitalized as of Thursday.
According to the Wyoming hospital tracker, this was a slight increase over the 81 patients hospitalized as of Wednesday, but still is a decline from the beginning of the week, when around 88 patients were hospitalized due to the virus.
Natrona County Public Health Officer Dr. Mark Dowell credited the decrease in hospitalizations to the use of face masks and social distancing.
“We’re maintaining low levels in the hospital, at around 11 to 15 patients at any one time,” Dowell said. “[This] has incredibly improved due to the community masking up and doing their job. For that, I applaud you completely.”
Written by Andrew-Rossi on January 15, 2021
The student is fine – only a few scrapes and bruising – but is another victim of the decade-long battle to make Big Horn Avenue safer for Cody students.
Park County School District #6 Superintendent Peg Monteith related the event after getting information from the Cody Police Department and the Cody Middle School Resource Officer.
The incident occurred on Thursday morning, around 7:50 a.m. The student was at the intersection of Big Horn Avenue at Freedom Street, on their way to classes at Cody Middle School.
As has become typical during the dangerous morning commute, the student thought they saw a safe-enough opportunity to cross and “darted across” Big Horn Avenue. They didn’t notice the semi traveling down the road.