Fremont County man succumbs to coronavirus
August 7, 2020
=A Fremont County man previously confirmed as testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has died, according to the Wyoming Department of Health. This bring the toll to 11 in Fremont County and 28 in the state. The older adult man had health conditions recognized as putting patients at higher risk of serious illness related to COVID-19 and had been hospitalized.
There have been 21,061 people tested for COVID-19 in Fremont County. Of those, 429 have come back as confirmed cases with 328 now reported as recovered. In Fremont County, the bulk of the confirmed cases that have been tested are under the age of 19, according to the Wyoming Department of Health County dashboard. The second highest confirmed case category is age 19-29 for Fremont County.
According to the Wyoming Department of Health website, the bulk of people who have died are age 65 and older, with a smaller fraction in the 19-64 age category. There have been no deaths of people under the age of 18 in Wyoming. 80+% of the people who died had underlying conditions that compromised their health.
Wyoming has a population of approximately 550,000 people. With 28 deaths to date attributed to the disease, Wyoming has a .005% death rate among the general population due to COVID-19. In the general population, .4% have tested positive for the disease.
In Wyoming, 79,468 people have been tested for COVID-19. Of those who have been tested, there have been 2,449 positive results. Wyoming has 3% positive of people tested for coronavirus.
By comparison for risk of death, Wyoming has had 65 motor vehicle fatalities to date in 2020, 100 in 2019, 62 in 2018, and 88 in 2017.
Sublette County has had 0 deaths due to COVID-19 in 2020. 698 people have been tested for the disease. There have been 31 confirmed cases, 26 of those are now called recovered. The Wyoming Department of Health website dashboard does not show age ranges for positive COVID-19 test results in Sublette County.
Wyoming’s state public health orders are in effect until August 15th, unless renewed.
For more information about COVID-19, visit the Wyoming Department of Health website: https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/infectious-disease-epidemiology-unit/disease/novel-coronavirus/
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