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COVID-19 Daily Update - October 6

Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 91 since yesterday and now stand at 5751. Probable cases have increased by 50 to 1019.

Crook County has had a total of 46 confirmed cases and 7 probables after 4 new cases were announced today. Of those cases, 11 confirmed are currently active.

53 people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Wyoming.

A total of 4610 confirmed and 808 probable cases have recovered.

Laramie County's number of coronavirus cases increased by 17; Fremont County has 10 new cases; Campbell County and Sweetwater County have 8 new cases; Albany, Converse and Natrona counties have 7 new cases. Big Horn County has 6 new cases; Lincoln County has 5 more; Crook and Teton counties each report 4 more; Carbon, Goshen and Uinta counties have 2 more cases; Park, Platte, Sheridan and Weston counties each reported 1 new case.

The Health Department reported a decrease of one case in both Nobrara and Washakie counties.

The total number of active coronavirus cases statewide is now 1299, a decrease of five from yesterday's 1304.

Of the statewide metrics used to make decisions regarding the virus, all metrics are "stable" (amber level), except new cases and total reported hospital admissions due to COVID-19, which are both marked as "concerning" (red level).