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COVID-19 Daily Update - November 21

Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 220 since yesterday and now stand at 23,567. Probable cases have increased by 61 to 3843.

Crook County has had a total of 252 confirmed cases and 21 probables after 1 new confirmed case was announced today. Of those cases, 71 confirmed and 5 probable are currently active.

176 people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Wyoming. Crook County has recorded 4 deaths in total.

A total of 14,221 confirmed and 2309 probable cases have recovered.

The highest increase in coronavirus cases was in Laramie County, which reported 58 new cases; Teton County had 23 new cases; Sweetwater County had 22; Fremont County had 20; Campbell County had 18; Albany County had 11; Carbon County had ten; Sheridan County had nine; Washakie County had eight; Goshen and Natrona counties each had seven; Lincoln County had five new cases; Sublette and Uinta counties each reported four; Converse and Park counties both had three new cases; Big Horn and Weston counties each reported two; and Crook, Hot Springs, Johnson and Platte counties each had one new case.

The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming on Saturday was 10,704, an increase of 67 over yesterday's 10,637.

Of the statewide metrics used to make decisions regarding the virus, five of six are marked as "concerning": 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, total hospital bed availability and total ICU bed availability.

The sixth metric is marked as "stable" (amber level): percentage of cases attributed to community spread.