SHERIDAN COUNTY MONITORING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS

The Sheridan County Commissioners, through the County’s Public Health, Local Emergency Planning Committee, Emergency Management, and first responder stakeholders, have been monitoring the Novel Coronavirus issue. According to a news release, the Commissioners are receiving periodic updates from Federal and State agencies concerning the on-going status and national response to the Coronavirus outbreak. A majority of U.S. cases involve return travel from foreign countries which have experienced large outbreak incidents. By comparison, the occurrence rate in the U. S. is extremely low because of early travel restrictions imposed by the U. S. Government. 

Presently, there have been no cases reported in Wyoming. The Wyoming Department of Public Health is the lead agency in this matter and is following this issue closely. The department (in concert with the Center for Disease Control) has issued a number of releases to keep the public informed. This includes public service announcements containing long-standing, common-sense precautions, issued every year in connection with the Flu season.