The Fremont County Incident Management has provided the below Fremont County COVID-19 update today, August 6th.
This update follows the second reported COVID-related death in Fremont County this week, which brings the total to 12.
This data comes from the Wyoming Public Health department. Public Health encourages everyone to use all the precautions recommended like social distancing of 6 feet, proper sanitation and handwashing, and the wearing of masks.
Fremont County:
- 428 Total Tested Positive
- 371 Recovered
- 26 new positive tests within the last two weeks
- 12 Deaths due to COVID-19
- 4.9% Percentage of positives to total tests last two weeks (down from 5.9% prior 2 weeks)
- 1 Current Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 =1
Fremont County is still experiencing an increase in cases throughout the county. Positive test numbers and probable cases where social distancing and other health guidance are not being adhered to are driving the increase in positive test numbers. Public Health encourages continued vigilance to the health guidelines within your social gatherings to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Fremont County.
The Fremont County Incident Management Team maintains two websites for local COVID-19 information: Q&A & The Hub.
All the updates from the Fremont County Incident Management Team and Dr. Gee can be viewed on County 10 by clicking here.