Park County Public Health
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After months of uncertainty and attempts to get back to normal, the Cody Senior Center will be opening its doors to indoor dining on Monday, September 28. Jenni Johnstone-Smith, Executive Director of the Senior Center, says the Center’s reopening protocols have received the go-ahead from Park County Public Health Nurse Bill Crampton. Now, seniors can…
Park County will be offering two drive-thru clinics – one in Powell and one in Cody – for everyone to receive their flu shots for the upcoming 2020 flu season. Usually held indoors at venues like the Cody Auditorium, this drive-thru model ensures that patients and medical staff remain as safe as possible from the…
Just four days into the school year, there’s a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Park County School District #6. The announcement was made Thursday by District Superintendent Peg Monteith on the Cody Public Schools, Cody Wyoming Park County #6 Facebook page. In accordance with the district’s reopening plan, Park County Public Health was notified immediately…
COVID-19 confirmed at Northwest College. Northwest College was notified of a confirmed case of COVID-19 in an unidentified person “within the campus community” sometime Monday night. The individual afflicted has been notified, as has everyone deemed to be at risk due to contact with this particular person. Those people, according to a statement released by…
6 cases in 48 hours. Park County Health Officer Dr. Aaron Billin shared more details on the alarming uptick in Park County cases of COVID-19. On Monday and Tuesday, 6 new cases were confirmed at Powell Valley Health Care. In this case, all the cases make up a single cluster, and all are related to…
Cody has passed the poop test. One of the latest tools in the fight against COVID-19 is wastewater testing – using raw sewage as a indicator of whether is present in our community. Cody recently purchased a $10 thousand dollar Teledyne ISCO 6712C Compact Portable Sampler to accomplish this goal, sending the samples to the…
KODI is keeping up with Cody cancellations. There are now 37 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wyoming, with only 1 still confirmed in Park County. Emphasis on confirmed. In order to provide the most up-to-date information, we will be reminding everyone of current cancellations and others as they occur, as well as any changes and…
Park County is taking a stronger hand in its response to COVID-19. A new Incident Management Team has been established to counter the growing threat and spread of the virus. Park County Public Health Nurse Manager Bill Crampton and Park County Director of Homeland Security Jack Tatum are serving as Unified Commanders and they are…