Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884

COVID-19 Daily Update - October 12

Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 152 since yesterday and now stand at 6628. Probable cases have increased by 39 to 1174.

Crook County has had a total of 56 confirmed cases and 9 probables after 3 new confirmed cases were added today (and 1 probable was removed). Of those cases, 15 confirmed and 2 probable are currently active.

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

A total of 5161 confirmed and 897 probable cases have recovered.

The greatest increase in confirmed coronavirus cases was in Albany County, which reported 33 new cases.

Natrona County reported 23 new cases; Sheridan had 18; Campbell and Teton each saw 13 new cases; Park County reported 11; Fremont had 10; Laramie saw 9; Big Horn's confirmed cases increased by 5; Lincoln had 4 new cases; Converse, and Crook each reported 3 new cases; Goshen and Platte had 2 new cases, and Johnson, Uinta and Washakie each saw 1 new case.

The total number of active coronavirus cases statewide is now 1,690, an increase of 10 over yesterday's 1,680.

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).