April 3 Sublette COVID-19 Group community update
by Pinedale Online!
April 3, 2020
The Sublette County COVID-Group did an update to the community on Friday, April 3rd. Due to technical difficulties with Facebook Live, the session wasn’t shown live and they couldn’t respond to questions. But it was recorded and is available for post-viewing at this link on the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page: April 3, 2020 Sublette County COVID-19 Update. Click on this link to hear the audio of the update (mp3)
Here are some highlights from the update:
Janna Lee, Sublette County Public Health Nurse Manager:
- As of this morning, there are 162 confirmed cases if COVID-19 in Wyoming. There have been zero deaths. There is one confirmed tested case in Sublette County. They have done 30 tests at the Sublette County Clinics with zero positives, five tests still have not had results back yet.
- How do you know if you have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19? You will be contacted by Public Health if you are at risk.
Dr. Fitzsimmons, Sublette County Public Health Officer:
- The guidelines for who gets tested have become more strict from the state, so it is even more important that people follow the recommended local mitigation strategies of social distancing, staying home if sick, minimizing contact with other people.
- They may have more to come later about public land issues. There have been people coming in from the outside using public lands.
- We feel pretty sure we likely have more than one positive in Sublette County out there.
- If you are sick, call in so they can give you help and advice.
- The hospitals around us are holding up well.
- Hold the course a little while longer. The worse may still be ahead of us in Sublette County, but things are going well right now.
Sgt. Travis Bingham, Sublette County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer:
- The community has been great by and large following what is being asked.
- There still are some groups of kids being seen wandering around town. They are the ones who especially need to practice social distancing because they are the ones who will transmit the disease.
- There have been some rumors about how things are going here. Assuring everyone that nothing has changed about their ability to respond. The Sheriff’s Office, 911, EMS, ambulances, clinics are all operating normally.
- Thank you to all the volunteers who have stepped forward to help. Cowboy Country Distilling is making hand sanitizer. People are 3D printing and hand sewing facial masks, food distributions in local communities.
- If you want to volunteer, or need help with anything, call 307-209-4037 or email sublettecovidvolunteers@gmail.com.
Related Links:
Sublette County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page
Sublette County Emergency Management Facebook page
Wyoming COVID-19 info Wyoming Department of Health
http://www.sublettewyo.com/483/COVID-19 Sublette COVID-19 Group
CDC COVID-19 info
Johns Hopkins COVID-19 info
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