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Week 40: The pandemic in Wyoming from Dec. 12-18 The first COVID-19 vaccines in Natrona County are issued on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Casper-Natrona County Health Department. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) Wyoming healthcare providers this week administered the state’s first COVID-19 vaccines to frontline healthcare workers, offering a ray of hope in controlling the pandemic. “We have an end in sight at this point, which was not true for many months during this pandemic,” State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist said in a release announcing the first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vac...

By Brendan LaChance on December 7, 2020 Dr Alexia Harrist speaks during a COVID-19 briefing on Sept. 9, 2020 (courtesy of Wyoming Public Broadcasting YouTube) CASPER, Wyo. — State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist said during a conference call with members of the media on Monday that Wyoming’s new public health orders are necessary to help alleviate the burden the COVID-19 pandemic is placing on hospitals in the state. The governor’s office announced a new statewide statewide mask mandate set to take effect on Wednesday. Wyoming’s existing public health orders have also been modifi...

Sunday: 164 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Wyoming, 359 recoveries Shutterstock CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported 164 new lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state during their Sunday morning update Dec. 20. There have now been 35,982 total confirmed COVID cases in Wyoming since the start of the pandemic. 10 additional probable cases were also reported Sunday, bringing the total to 5,680. Wyoming has been adding an average of 254.3 new confirmed cases per day over the last seven days. Article continues below... The WDH reported 23 additional COVID rel...

Wyoming Corrections announces 75 COVID cases identified in facilities this week By Greg Hirst on December 18, 2020 Courtesy of the Wyoming Department of Corrections CASPER, Wyo– The Wyoming Department of Corrections (WDOC) has identified 75 positive confirmed COVID-19 cases through routine surveillance samplings conducted this week, WDOC said in a release Friday Dec. 18. “Beginning Monday, Dec 21, comprehensive surveillance sampling of staff and inmates will be conducted at WSP and WMCI and a 20% surveillance sampling will occur at the other WDOC sites and results will be released upon r...

By Brendan LaChance on December 16, 2020 WMC Chief of Staff Dr. Andy Dunn becomes the first frontline healthcare worker at the hospital to receive a COVID vaccine dose. (Wyoming Medical Center, Facebook) CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming Medical Center Chief of Staff Dr. Andy Dunn became the first frontline healthcare worker at the WMC to receive a COVID-19 vaccine dose on Wednesday morning. “It is probably the best day of the year for me for me right now,” Dunn said, noting that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appears to offer around 95% protection against contracting COVID-19. “It feels great. I...