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HSC Covid-19 Incident Management Team Situation Report July 17, 2020 at 4:00 pm  
 
Reminder, Situation Reports will be posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. 
 
FOR DAILY INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT health.wyo.gov

Governor Gordon has released the Eighth Continuation of Statewide Public Health Orders. These orders will be effective July 16th through July 31st. See below to view entire document
 

To date in Hot Springs County:

Lab Confirmed Cases:  10

Active: 1

Recovered: 9

Current Probable: 0

Probable Recovered:3


LOCAL NEWS:  POSITIVE RAPID COVID-19 TEST  – LAB CONFIRMATION STILL PENDING 

The Wyoming Public Health Lab has confirmed that the Rapid COVID-19 test drawn earlier this week on a local adult is positive for Coronavirus Disease.  Wyoming Department of Health will be performing contact tracing.  Individuals who may have been exposed will be notified and evaluated.  

New cases are continuing in all our neighboring counties. Please 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. 


Wyoming laboratory:

Confirmed cases to date: 1678

Probable: 391

Deaths: 24


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.

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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