Wyoming COVID-19 Update: Total Lab-Confirmed Cases at 2,940, Total 528 Probable Cases
The number of reported lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday rose to 2,940, and the number of probable cases was 528 for a total of 3,468, according to the Wyoming Department of Health.
The health department also reported 2,389 recovered lab-confirmed cases and 443 recovered probable cases.
The number of deaths statewide remained at 34.
Deaths among Wyoming residents are added to the state’s coronavirus-related death total based on official death certificate information. If the disease did not cause or contribute to the person’s death, that person’s death is not reflected in Wyoming’s count of coronavirus-related deaths even if the person is known to be positive for the virus.
Natrona County's lab-confirmed cases rose to 219, and probable cases numbered 37.
Statewide, Fremont County had the most confirmed cases at 493, with 67 probable cases; followed by Laramie County with 388 confirmed cases and 146 probable cases; then Teton County with 364 confirmed cases and 34 probable cases; then Sweetwater County with 269 confirmed cases and 16 probable cases.
As of Thursday, the state health laboratory had completed 47,915 tests, and commercial labs had completed 45,353 tests.
Of the lab-confirmed cases by exposure risk reported on Thursday, 47.2% had exposure of contact with a known case, 18.9% had an exposure of community spread, 10.9% had exposure of domestic travel, 3.2% had exposure of communal living, 2.8% had exposure from other sources, 0.9% had exposure of international travel, 7.2% had exposure that was unknown, and 15.3% had exposure that is under investigation.
As of Thursday, 6.9% of lab-confirmed confirmed cases had required hospitalization, 61.3% had not required hospitalization, and the rest were unknown. (This information reflects only hospitalizations reported to the Wyoming Department of Health, therefore this information may be incomplete. This number indicates the number of patients that were ever hospitalized during their illness. It does not indicate the number of patients currently hospitalized.)
As of Thursday, 26.9% of lab-confirmed cases had underlying health conditions such as heart disease, lung disease or diabetes; 49.6% had no underlying health conditions; and the rest were unknown.
Of the lab-confirmed cases by race and ethnicity, 60.1% identify as white, 14.5% identify as American Indian, 16% identify as Hispanic, and 1.2% identify as Black.
Most cases were in the 19-29-year age group at 23.5%, followed by the under-18-year-old age group at 18.3%, then the 30-39-year age group at 15.9%.
The most reported symptoms of confirmed cases were cough at 48.9%, then headache at 44.4%, then runny nose at 41.8%, and muscle aches at 41.6%. (Fatigue and loss of smell and/or taste were added to the COVID-19 case definition on April 22. Data regarding these symptoms may not have been recorded for cases interviewed prior to this date.)
The Wyoming Department of Health continues to recommend social distancing, and wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where social distancing is not possible or reasonable.
These are the cases by county. The Wyoming Health Department said the first number shows laboratory-confirmed cases; the second number shows probable cases. Probable cases are defined as close contacts of lab-confirmed cases with symptoms consistent with COVID-19.
- Albany: 92 (15).
- Big Horn: 34 (5).
- Campbell: 128 (27).
- Carbon: 154 (26).
- Converse: 24 (10).
- Crook: 13.
- Fremont: 493 (67).
- Goshen: 35 (5).
- Hot Springs: 20 (3).
- Johnson: 21 (5).
- Laramie: 388 (146).
- Lincoln: 81 (26).
- Natrona: 219 (37).
- Niobrara: 1 (1).
- Park: 140 (13).
- Platte: 6 (1).
- Sheridan: 83 (25).
- Sublette: 33 (8).
- Sweetwater: 269 (16).
- Teton: 364 (34).
- Uinta: 235 (48).
- Washakie: 99 (7).
- Weston: 8 (3).