COVID-19 News Update: February 7, 2022

The following information is from the Wyoming Department of Health. New updates are posted every day at 3 p.m.

TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES

New cases of COVID-19 in Sweetwater County since the last report: 84
Number of new cases of COVID-19 in Wyoming since the last report: 712

The number of lab-confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Sweetwater County: 208
The number of lab-confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Wyoming: 1,884

TOTAL NUMBER OF VARIANT CASES

Total number of variant cases (Delta) in Sweetwater County: 528
Total number of variant cases (Omicron) in Wyoming: 806
Total number of variant cases (All) in Wyoming: 9,736

VACCINATED VS. UNVACCINATED HOSPITALIZATIONS (Feb. 1, 2022)

Vaccinated Hospitalization in Sweetwater County: 10
Unvaccinated Hospitalization in Sweetwater County: 72
Vaccinated Hospitalization in Wyoming: 308
Unvaccinated Hospitalization in Wyoming: 1,619
Vaccinated Deaths in Wyoming: 134
Unvaccinated Death in Wyoming: 684

HOSPITALIZATION INFORMATION (Feb 4, 2022)

Total number of COVID-19 related hospitalization in Wyoming: 139
Total number of COVID-19 related hospitalization in Sweetwater County: 5

VACCINATION INFORMATION

First Vaccine Doses Administered Statewide (Pfizer/Moderna): 265,877
Second Vaccine Doses Administered Statewide (Pfizer/Moderna): 236,773
Third Vaccine Doses Administered Statewide (Pfizer/Moderna): 107,196

Pediatric Doses (1st & 2nd) Administered Statewide: 13,214

First Vaccine Doses Administered (J&J Janssen): 22,270
Second Vaccine Doses Administered (J&J Janssen): 1,468

Total Doses Administered: 646,798

TRANSMISSION RATES

IMPORTANT LINKS

Omicron Variant found in Wyoming – More information can be found HERE.

COVID-19 Booster Shots – More information can be found HERE.

FDA fully approves 1st Covid-19 vaccine – For more information, click HERE. 

The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine has been approved for continued use. Please see the FDA & CDC Joint Press release for more information.

Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools – CLICK HERE to see the new CDC Guidance for K-12.

Funeral Expenses (There is funding from FEMA for funeral cost assistance) – CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

News from OSHA Guidelines: 

• Guidance (OSHA Guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace) – CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.
• News Release (OSHA issuing an emergency temporary standard to protect health care workers from the coronavirus.) – CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.