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HSC Covid-19 Incident Management Team Situation Report April 24 , 2020 10:20am  

Updates will be provided on this website by the Unified Command twice daily.  Total reported positive cases in Wyoming is 332.  Current statewide orders remain in effect through April 30. New orders will be effective May 1st through May 15th, and details will be forthcoming. 

Incident Command wants to stress the importance of using all disinfectants per label directions.  Under no circumstances should any disinfectant be ingested, injected. or applied to the skin.

 Hot Springs County test results to date include: 

  • 33 tests completed
  • 2 positive test results 
  • 2 probable cases 
  • 1 recovered (results unavailable for Washakie resident)
  • 29 negative test results
  • 2 pending result
  • 42 individuals asked to isolate at home

Home isolation means the individual has not been tested (due to the testing criteria and limited test supplies) but is reporting COVID-19 like symptoms.  Probable cases are defined as close contacts of lab-confirmed cases with symptoms consistent with COVID-19. Both home isolation cases and probable cases are listed as running totals from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Wyoming Public Health Lab has now expanded the capacity to test for COVID-19. This will provide Hot Springs County the ability to collect more samples for evaluation. If you feel you or someone in your family should be tested, please contact your healthcare provider. Red Rock Family Practice will be open tomorrow April 25th from 8am - 12pm.  Please call to schedule an appointment 307-864-5534.

The HSC COVID-19 Q&A is now in operation. Please submit questions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The answers will be posted on this website. Click on the tab labeled Hot Springs County COVID-19 Q&A. The questions will be answered by our CHO, Dr. Vernon Miller MD and our local Healthcare Providers.

 

More Wyoming related COVID-19 information can be found: 

Wyoming Information Sharing Platform (WISP)

Wyoming Department of Health 

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