WDH Reports Three New Coronavirus Related Deaths

The number of coronavirus-related deaths among Wyoming residents who had tested positive for COVID-19 has increased by three, according to the Wyoming Department of Health. An older adult Lincoln County man died earlier this month and had been hospitalized. An older adult Washakie County woman died earlier this month and the WDH in a media release, said it was unclear whether she was hospitalized. An older adult Albany County woman died last week, and it was unclear whether he had been hospitalized as well. All three of the individuals were known to have health conditions recognized as putting patients at higher risk of serious illness related to COVID-19.

Deaths among Wyoming residents are added to the state’s coronavirus-related death total based on official death certificate information. If death certificates do not describe COVID-19 as either causing or contributing to a person’s death, those deaths are not included in Wyoming’s count of coronavirus-related deaths. As of Tuesday, among Wyoming residents, there have now been 57 coronavirus-related deaths, 6,740 lab-confirmed cases and 1,224 probable cases reported since the pandemic began.