Second Case of COVID-19 Reported in Wyoming

According to the Wyoming Department of Health, lab testing at the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory has identified the second known case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The Department of Health issued a news release Friday night that states the patient is an older adult male from Fremont County. The Department of Health is following up to learn more about the person’s exposure risk and to identify and communicate with anyone who may have been in close contact with the patient. Known contacts will be monitored for symptoms and tested if needed. As is currently standard, the test result is considered to be a “presumptive positive” and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will conduct further testing for confirmation.

Experts believe COVID-19 spreads mostly between people who are in close contact and through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. People are thought to be most contagious when they are most ill with obvious symptoms. A person may also get COVID-19 by touching a surface that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose or eyes. More information on COVID-19 and Wyoming, you can visit https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/infectious-disease-epidemiology-unit/disease/novel-coronavirus/
Information from the CDC can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html