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Confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 282 in Wyoming, ‘probable cases’ jump to 101

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CASPER, Wyo. — Confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 have climbed to 282 as of 3 pm Tuesday, April 14, an increase of 9 cases in the last 24 hours. There remains only one reported COVID-19 related death in the state, which was reported on Monday.

According to the Wyoming Department of Health, “probable cases” have climbed by three in the last 24 hours to 101.

“Probable Cases include a total count of people who are identified to be a close contact to a laboratory confirmed COVID-19 case AND develop symptoms of COVID-19 within 14 days, but are not tested. This count includes probable cases that have recovered,” the WDH says.

164 people are considered “recovered,” an addition of 34 people in the last 24 hours.

“A case is defined as recovered when there is resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and there is improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, shortness of breath) for 72 hours AND at least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared,” the WDH says.

There are 62 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Natrona County along with 25 “probable cases.” Confirmed positive cases in each county are as follows, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (probable cases in parentheses):

  • Albany: 5
  • Big Horn: 1 (1)
  • Campbell: 13 (4)
  • Carbon: 4
  • Converse: 8 (6)
  • Crook: 3
  • Fremont: 42 (7)
  • Goshen: 3 (1)
  • Hot Springs: 1 
  • Johnson: 11 (3)
  • Laramie: 62 (25)
  • Lincoln: 5 (4)
  • Natrona: 34 (10)
  • Niobrara: 1 (1)
  • Park: 1
  • Platte
  • Sheridan: 12 (4)
  • Sublette: 1 (2)
  • Sweetwater: 9 (4)
  • Teton: 57 (26)
  • Uinta: 4
  • Washakie: 5 (3)
  • Weston

This article originally appeared on Oil City News. Used with permission.


The Wyoming Department of Health provides COVID-19 case, variant, death, testing, hospital and vaccine data online. The department also shares information about how the data can be interpreted. COVID-19 safety recommendations are available from the CDC.


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