SWEETWATER COUNTY COVID-19
SITUATION REPORT 03-25-2020
CURRENT DATA
|
Total Cases |
413,467 |
54,453 |
44 |
1 |
|
Location |
Globally |
United States |
Wyoming |
Sweetwater County |
|
Deaths |
18,433 |
737 |
0 |
0 |
* As of 2:00 p.m. on 03/25/2020
DAILY BRIEFING:
As everyone is aware, last night we received notification from the state of our first confirmed positive COVID-19 case here in Sweetwater County. As of the time of this release, there are currently 44 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Wyoming: Albany – 1; Campbell – 1; Carbon – 3; Fremont – 13; Laramie (Cheyenne) – 11; Natrona – 4; Park – 1; Sheridan – 4; Sweetwater – 1; and, Teton – 5.
Here’s the latest information about the county’s first confirmed COVID-19 patient: An adult male in his 40s, who resides in Green River; he was not at work while symptomatic (i.e., fell ill and stayed home from work at least two days before testing); he self-quarantined at home as instructed after testing; his immediate household is currently in quarantine at home as precaution; he is currently experiencing mild symptoms that he can treat from home; and, state health officials are conducting their contract trace investigation.
Today, we also hosted and streamed live on Sweetwater County Government’s YouTube Channel a press briefing for local media and the public. We featured Sweetwater County Public Health Director Kim Lionberger, Sweetwater County Public Health Officer Dr. Jean Stachon and Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Incident Commander Kim White during the briefing. A replay of today’s live press briefing may be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-RLD8dVUZI.
The Sweetwater County COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center’s primary objective is to continue to work together with all public health and our local medical community to contain the spread of COVID-19 in our county, and our goal remains to keep the number of confirmed positive cases in Sweetwater County as close to zero as possible.
For the latest community updates regarding COVID-19 in Sweetwater County and information as it relates to the emergency operations center, please visit our website at http://www.sweetwater311.org, or dial 311 or (307) 212-5440.