14 New Cases of COVID-19 in Albany County Reported Thursday
The Wyoming Department of Health reported 72 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the statewide total to 49,396. 15 new cases were reported for Laramie County, leaving the current number of active cases in Laramie County at 76. Albany Country reported 14 for a total of 53.
No new deaths were reported by the Wyoming Department of Health, leaving the statewide death total at 705. Of these total deaths, 113 have occurred in Laramie County and 12 in Albany County.
As of Monday, there are 24 COVID-related hospitalizations in Wyoming, with 6 people currently housed at the Wyoming Medical Center in Natrona County.
Currently 48,419 cases have recovered.
Kim Deti, a spokesperson for the Wyoming Department of Health, said that "Deaths among Wyoming residents are added to the state’s total based on official death certificate information and location of permanent residence. If death certificates do not describe COVID-19 as either causing or contributing to a death, those deaths are not included in the WDH count.