COVID-19 News Update: January 17, 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: 75
Number of new cases of COVID-19 in Wyoming since the last report: 1,127

The number of lab-confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Sweetwater County: 219
The number of lab-confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Wyoming: 3,258

Total number of variant cases (Delta) in Sweetwater County: 511
Total number of variant cases (Omicron) in Wyoming: 63
Total number of variant cases (All) in Wyoming: 8,794

HOSPITALIZATION INFORMATION (January 13, 2022)

Total number of COVID-19 related hospitalization in Wyoming: 91
Total number of COVID-19 related hospitalization in Sweetwater County: 10

VACCINATION INFORMATION (January 14, 2022)

First Vaccine Doses Administered Statewide (Pfizer/Moderna): 262,791
Second Vaccine Doses Administered Statewide (Pfizer/Moderna): 234,060
Third Vaccine Doses Administered Statewide (Pfizer/Moderna): 99,378

Pediatric Doses (1st & 2nd) Administered Statewide: 11,476

First Vaccine Doses Administered (J&J Janssen): 21,979
Second Vaccine Doses Administered (J&J Janssen): 1,322

Total Doses Administered: 631,006

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.