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New COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Sheridan County
A new case of the COVID-19 virus has been confirmed in Sheridan County.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the county to 12. The new case doesn’t appear to be linked to any of the previous cases in Sheridan County.
The patient is reported to be at home in isolation, doing well and being monitored by Sheridan County Public Health. Sheridan County Public Health and Wyoming Department of Health are conducting follow-up investigations to determine at-risk close contacts of the new reported case.
Sheridan County Health Officer Dr. Ian Hunter is monitoring the situation closely to determine if the COVID-19 virus has become community spread within Sheridan County.
He continues to ask everyone to follow the recommended guidelines put out by the CDC and Wyoming Department of Health and follow the statewide orders to help slow the spread of the virus.
Of the 12 cases reported so far, four have recovered, and there have been no hospitalizations.
David Myers
April 5, 2020 at 12:52 pm
The second case demonstrating community spread. This means the virus is now loose in the populace. STAY HOME. Follow the guidelines when you must go out. And call your reps from local to the president and tell them they MUST ramp up testing. Especially on areas like ours where the virus hasn’t taken full hold yet. They are failing us. Stay Healthy
Ken Pittman
April 6, 2020 at 3:05 pm
They are doing the best they can.
This is why we follow the directions and stay home. I believe that the one who is failing the whole country are the second guessers who are trying to find blame here with the current administration. Instead of the real root of the problem.. China! Start looking at what you buy, is it local? Is it made In the U.S.A? Listen to positive analysis from reputable expert’s.
NOT CNN
Ezra petersen
April 5, 2020 at 6:16 pm
It is a two part test to determine if there has been community spread of covid-19. Has the patient had close contact with a known case? Do they have a history of recent travel? If the answer is no to both then you have community spread. There is no monitoring to be done other than a fairly straightforward history of the patient. It’s simple, if the patient doesn’t have a history with another case in the community and they haven’t left the area they contracted it in a community space.
Pat Wolfe
April 6, 2020 at 7:17 am
If there are 12cases now and four have recovered, what is status of the other eight? I realize the last two were announced recently, so how are the others doing?