Transmission
The Bighorn Basin remains a High Transmission Zone for COVID-19, as the Delta variant runs rampant in northwest Wyoming. The Wyoming Department of Health continues to track the ongoing surge of COVID-19 throughout the state. Unfortunately, things in the Bighorn Basin haven’t been improving over the last few weeks. Color-coded indicators measure statewide and countywide…
Masks will stay on at the University of Wyoming after the Board of Trustees voted to extend the campus policy due to high transmission levels in Laramie. During a meeting on Friday, Sept. 17, the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees voted to extend the university’s mask policy. As a result, masks will be required…
As COVID-19 cases relentlessly climb, Cody Regional Health implements “disaster protocols” to ensure patients get the best care possible in dire circumstances. The healthcare situation in Cody is getting more critical by the day. The current surge is on track to surpass the initial surge in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths related to COVID-19, mainly the…
How does Park County look from a pandemic perspective and 2020 hindsight? As always, Park County Public Health Officer Dr. Aaron Billin is keeping tabs on the ongoing situation in our communities. As 2020 draws to a close, the overall picture is somber. As of Sunday, Dec. 27, there were 1,728 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19…
Another fearsome disease has found its way into the heart of one of Wyoming’s protected places and greatest controversies. Wyoming Game and Fish has confirmed that an elk in Grand Teton National Park has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease on Dec. 16. The department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory ran samples from a cow elk harvested…
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