Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884

COVID-19 Daily Update - October 15

Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 175 since yesterday and now stand at 7089. Probable cases have increased by 23 to 1286.

Crook County has had a total of 64 confirmed cases and 10 probables after 6 new confirmed cases were added today. Of those cases, 22 confirmed and 3 probable are currently active.

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

A total of 5427 confirmed and 933 probable cases have recovered.

The largest increase in confirmed cases was seen in Laramie County at 39. Natrona County reported 32 new cases.

Albany and Sheridan counties saw 18 new cases; Park reported 17; Campbell recorded 13; Fremont had 11; Crook County's confirmed case count increased by 6; Sweetwater and Weston had 5 new cases; Converse County saw 4; Platte and Uinta reported 3 new cases; Johnson County saw 2, and Carbon, Lincoln, Teton and Washakie counties all had 1.

The Wyoming Health Department reported the number of confirmed cases decreased by one in Big Horn County.

The total number of active coronavirus cases statewide is now 1958, an increase of 99 over yesterday's 1726.

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).