COVID-19 News Update: January 18, 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: 214
Number of new cases of COVID-19 in Wyoming since the last report: 3,097

The number of lab-confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Sweetwater County: 356
The number of lab-confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Wyoming: 4,926

Total number of variant cases (Delta) in Sweetwater County: 521
Total number of variant cases (Omicron) in Wyoming: 176
Total number of variant cases (All) in Wyoming: 8,972

HOSPITALIZATION INFORMATION (January 17, 2022)

Total number of COVID-19 related hospitalization in Wyoming: 98
Total number of COVID-19 related hospitalization in Sweetwater County: 4

VACCINATION INFORMATION

First Vaccine Doses Administered Statewide (Pfizer/Moderna): 263,427
Second Vaccine Doses Administered Statewide (Pfizer/Moderna): 234,506
Third Vaccine Doses Administered Statewide (Pfizer/Moderna): 101,265

Pediatric Doses (1st & 2nd) Administered Statewide: 11,775

First Vaccine Doses Administered (J&J Janssen): 22,038
Second Vaccine Doses Administered (J&J Janssen): 1,355

Total Doses Administered: 634,366

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.