COVID-19 still cropping up in county

Wyoming remains in the red in terms of community transmission levels of COVID-19, said Micki Lyons, CEO of Crook County Medical Services District, last week.

For this reason, she said, “We’re still using the same pattern of testing in long-term care.” This involves regular testing of staff and residents within the unit.

On the plus side, she said, “We don’t have any positive in-patients right now.” State statistics indicate that CCMSD has not admitted any serious COVID-19 cases since at least the end of June.

Last week’s statistics also showed that Crook County had seven known active cases, ou...