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On Sunday, 277 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the daily update from the Wyoming Department of Health. The department announced 25 new probable cases.
There are new confirmed cases in Albany (11), Big Horn (17), Campbell (34), Carbon (13), Fremont (16), Goshen (two), Johnson (two), Laramie (32), Lincoln (two), Natrona (34), Park (46), Platte (seven), Sheridan (18), Sublette, Sweetwater (28), Teton (12), Uinta and Washakie.
Health officials announced 22 new confirmed recoveries and 9 new probable recoveries.
There are now 38,440 confirmed cases, 6,435 probable cases, 36,936 confirmed recoveries and 6,132 probable recoveries in Wyoming.
The virus has killed 438 Wyoming residents.
In Natrona County, 5,033 confirmed cases and 1,494 probable cases have been recorded.
Probable cases are defined by authorities as close contacts of laboratory-confirmed cases with symptoms consistent with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
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A patient is considered fully recovered “when there is resolution of fever without the use of anti-fever medication and there is improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, shortness of breath) for 72 hours AND that ‘at least 7 days have passed since the first symptoms appeared,’ according to the Wyoming Department of Health.
In mid-September, cases began to rise at an exponentially higher rate than anything seen here since the start of the pandemic – a trend that continued through late November. Spikes in hospitalizations and deaths followed. Cases and hospitalizations have since declined, however.
In response, Governor Mark Gordon enacted a statewide face mask requirement in public places. The move came after a majority of Wyoming counties implemented their own face mask orders.
Some local health officials have attributed mask orders for the drop in infections. Still, officials warn the virus is not done spreading in Wyoming and have urged residents to continue to take it seriously.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include cough, fever and shortness of breath. Symptoms appear within two weeks. Health officials recommend self-isolating for two weeks if you come into contact with someone with the disease.
