COVID-19 News Update: January 27, 2022

ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING — With COVID-19 rapid tests in short supply, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has made changes to the types of tests it can offer and asks the community to use curative.com.

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: 192
Number of new cases of COVID-19 in Wyoming since the last report: 1,771

The number of lab-confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Sweetwater County: 302
The number of lab-confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Wyoming: 3,957

Total number of variant cases (Delta) in Sweetwater County: 527
Total number of variant cases (Omicron) in Wyoming: 480
Total number of variant cases (All) in Wyoming: 9,395

HOSPITALIZATION INFORMATION

Total number of COVID-19 related hospitalization in Wyoming: 156
Total number of COVID-19 related hospitalization in Sweetwater County: 2

VACCINATION INFORMATION

First Vaccine Doses Administered Statewide (Pfizer/Moderna): 264,593
Second Vaccine Doses Administered Statewide (Pfizer/Moderna): 235,451
Third Vaccine Doses Administered Statewide (Pfizer/Moderna): 104,206

Pediatric Doses (1st & 2nd) Administered Statewide: 12,348

First Vaccine Doses Administered (J&J Janssen): 22,136
Second Vaccine Doses Administered (J&J Janssen): 1,403

Total Doses Administered: 640,137

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.