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COVID-19 Daily Update - October 29

Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 301 since yesterday and now stand at 10,589. Probable cases have increased by 60 to 1918.

Crook County has had a total of 105 confirmed cases and 11 probables after 4 new confirmed cases were reported today. Of those cases, 41 confirmed and 2 probable are currently active.

87 people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Wyoming after 10 new deaths were announced today. 1 of those deaths was a Crook County resident.

A total of 7037 confirmed and 1199 probable cases have recovered.

Campbell County reported an increase of 64 coronavirus cases; Laramie County saw 50 new cases; Sheridan County's cases are up by 32; Albany County has 29 new cases; Natrona County has 24 new cases; Fremont County has 21; Park County has 16; Sweetwater County's cases have risen another 14.

The rise in cases elsewhere in the state were smaller. Teton County reported seven new cases; Weston County has six; Lincoln and Uinta counties each have five new cases; Big Horn, Carbon, Converse and Crook all reported four; Platte and Sublette counties both have three new confirmed cases; Johnson and Niobrara counties each have two; and Goshen and Hot Springs counties have one new case each.

The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming on Tuesday was 4184, an increase of 220 over Wednesday's 3964.

Of the statewide metrics used to make decisions regarding the virus, the percentage of all tests with a positive result over the last two weeks, new cases and total reported hospital admissions due to COVID-19 are marked as "concerning".

The three other metrics are marked as "stable" (amber level): percentage of cases attributed to community spread, total hospital bed availability and total ICU bed availability.