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Guidance Updated to Support Outdoor Visitation at Long-term Care Facilities

June 16, 2020

The Wyoming Department of Health has issued updated guidance to allow long-term care facilities to permit in-person visitation outdoors under specific guidelines. The new guidance…

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Take Simple Steps to Avoid Summer Diseases

June 11, 2020

As Wyoming residents spend more time outdoors or in pools, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is describing some simple steps that can help families…

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Indoor Gathering Limits Increased, Parades Permitted Under Updated Health Orders

June 10, 2020

Updated public health orders that take effect June 15 will continue to ease restrictions on public gatherings in Wyoming, Governor Mark Gordon announced today. The…

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Wyoming’s Coronavirus-Related Death Tally Grows

June 9, 2020

Another Wyoming resident listed previously as a laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case from Fremont County has died, according to the Wyoming Department of Health…

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Coronavirus-Related Death Announced from Fremont County

May 31, 2020

An additional Fremont County resident counted earlier as one of Wyoming’s laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has died, according to the Wyoming Department…

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Fremont County Coronavirus-Related Death Announced

May 29, 2020

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is announcing the death of another Fremont County resident previously identified as one of Wyoming’s laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus…

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Coronavirus-Related Death Reported from Natrona County

May 28, 2020

A resident of a Natrona County long-term care facility previously identified as one of Wyoming’s laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has died, according…

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Governor Expresses Disappointment That Wyoming’s Largest Rodeos Are Cancelled

May 27, 2020

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and representatives from the state’s largest rodeos announced today six of Wyoming’s large rodeos and events will not take place in…

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Outdoor Gatherings Up to 250 Persons to be Permitted Under New Health Orders

May 27, 2020

Governor Mark Gordon has announced that updated public health orders effective June 1 will ease restrictions on public gatherings, allowing outdoor gatherings of up to…

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Additional Coronavirus-Related Nursing Home Death Reported

May 27, 2020

An additional death associated with a Washakie County long-term care facility facing an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported, according to the…

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Outbreak Leads to Another Coronavirus-Related Death

May 26, 2020

Another Washakie County resident previously identified as a laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case has died, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The…

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Department Alarmed by Drop in Immunizations During Pandemic

May 26, 2020

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has seen an alarming decline in the number of immunizations administered by providers enrolled in the WDH Immunization Unit’s…

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Shakeup Noted in Wyoming’s Most Popular Baby Names

May 22, 2020

Olivia topped the newborn name charts in Wyoming last year for girls, while Oliver and Liam tied in first place for boys, according to Vital…

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Coronavirus-Related Death Announced in Nursing Home

May 21, 2020

A Washakie County resident previously identified as one of Wyoming’s laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases has died, according to the Wyoming Department of Health…

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Wyoming’s Coronavirus-Related Death Count Addition Announced

May 20, 2020

Another Fremont County resident previously identified as a laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case in Wyoming has died, according to the Wyoming Department of Health…

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March, April Coronavirus-Related Deaths Added to Wyoming Total

May 18, 2020

Deaths of two Wyoming residents that occurred in March and April have been added to Wyoming’s total count of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths, according…

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COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Washakie County Nursing Home

May 17, 2020

Several cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed among residents and staff of a long-term care facility in Washakie County over the last…

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Wyoming’s Coronavirus-Related Death Count Increases

May 16, 2020

A Fremont County resident previously identified as one of Wyoming’s laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases has died, according to the Wyoming Department of Health…

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Department Offers Testing Update, Advice for Wyoming

May 14, 2020

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is encouraging residents with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested to help prevent further spread and outbreaks, but to also…

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Restrictions Ease Under Updated Public Health Orders

May 13, 2020

Governor Mark Gordon has announced that updated public health orders effective May 15 will ease restrictions on several business categories and permit restaurants to resume…

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