HSC Covid-19 Incident Management Team Situation Report May 17, 2020 at 10:15am
On 5/16, Hot Springs County Public Health was notified of its 2nd confirmed case of Covid-19. The person had potential exposure to vulnerable adults. Wyoming Department of Health is utilizing contact tracing to conduct the investigation into anyone who may have had direct contact with the positive individual. You will be contacted if you fall within that category. Please refer to this page for updates.
Wyoming laboratory confirmed cases are 559 and there have been eight (8) COVID-19 related deaths in Wyoming. Please note that any discrepancies you may see between Wyoming Department of Health and Hot Springs County numbers is due to the timing of the posts. Both sites post once daily.
Continue to be careful in all your activities. Do not let down your guard. Covid-19 is not gone. Please...continue working hard to protect yourself and others.
Hot Springs County test results to date include:
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55 tests completed
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3 positive test results (1 Washakie County resident tested 3/26/20)
1 active, 1 recovered, 1 Washakie County resident
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4 probable cases
2 active, 2 recovered
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48 negative test results
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3 pending results
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57 individuals asked to isolate at home
If you are having COVID-19 like symptoms and are uninsured, COVID-19 testing and the office visit costs will be covered under the Federal Cares Act. Please call your healthcare provider before arriving at the clinic. According to the CDC a wide range of COVID-19 symptoms include: fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell. These symptoms range from mild symptoms to severe illness. These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus.
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