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On February 11, 2020 the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, first identified in Wuhan China. The new name of this disease is coronavirus disease 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19. In COVID-19, ‘CO’ stands for ‘corona,’ ‘VI’ for ‘virus,’ and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as “2019 novel coronavirus” or “2019-nCoV”. There are many types of human coronaviruses including some that commonly cause mild upper-respiratory tract illnesses. COVID-19 is a new disease, caused be a novel (or new) coronavirus that has not previously been seen in humans.

COVID-19 Deaths Continue to Decline in Wyoming Despite Omicron Surge

Coronavirus-related deaths continue to decline in Wyoming despite a recent surge in cases amid the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.

Joy Greenwald

CRMC Reports 39% Weekly Increase in COVID-19 Hospitalizations

COVID-19 hospitalizations at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center are starting to ramp back up.

Joy Greenwald

Univ. of Wyoming Response to Supreme Court Ruling

After the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in regard to Medicaid and Medicare patients, the University of Wyoming is working to comply with a federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate regarding units that serve these patients. Employees of the units affected by the ruling include UW’s family medicine residency centers in Casper and Cheyenne, the Albany Community Health Clinic in Laramie, the Speech, Language,

Eve Hamilton

Omicron Now Detected in Seven Wyoming Counties

In the month since the first case of Omicron was reported in Wyoming, the highly contagious COVID-19 variant has spread to seven of the state's 23 counties.

Joy Greenwald

LCSD1 Stops Issuing Weekly COVID-19 Update as Cases Surge

Laramie County School District 1 will no longer be sending out weekly press releases regarding positive COVID-19 cases, the district said Friday.

Joy Greenwald

Lawsuit Against Albany County Schools Dismissed

This lawsuit links back to the arrest of a Albnay County student regarding the mask mandate.

Eve Hamilton

Wyoming Reports 16 More COVID-19 Deaths, Lowest Weekly Total in Months

The Wyoming Department of Health on Tuesday reported 16 more coronavirus-related deaths, the lowest weekly total since August 1, 2021.

Joy Greenwald

LCSD1 Sees 100 COVID-19 Cases in One Week

Laramie County School District 1 on Friday reported that 80 students and 20 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week.

Joy Greenwald

25 Cases of Omicron Variant Detected in Southeast Wyoming

The highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant is starting to spread across southeast Wyoming.

Joy Greenwald

Univ. of Wyoming Changes Approach to COVID-19

This change will take place during the spring semester.

Eve Hamilton