• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Subscribe
  • Donate

WyoFile

Indepth News about Wyoming People, Places & Policy. Wyoming news.

  • Latest News
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Legislature
    • Native America
    • Natural Resources
    • People
    • Photo Friday
    • Places
    • Policy
  • Voices
    • Drake’s Take
    • Madden’s Measure
    • Guest Column
    • Studio Wyoming Review
  • Supporters
    • Membership
    • Underwriting
    • Foundations
  • COVID-19
  • Latest News
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Legislature
    • Native America
    • Natural Resources
    • People
    • Photo Friday
    • Places
    • Policy
  • Voices
    • Drake’s Take
    • Madden’s Measure
    • Guest Column
    • Studio Wyoming Review
  • Supporters
    • Membership
    • Underwriting
    • Foundations
  • COVID-19

COVID-19 daily briefing: April 27, 2020

COVID-19 daily briefing: April 27, 2020

A sign on the door of the Lander Fire Department pays homage to first responders. (Katie Klingsporn/WyoFile)

April 27, 2020 by WyoFile Staff Leave a Comment

Tweet
Share25
Pin
Email
25 Shares
Print Friendly, PDF & Email

As of 10:30 a.m., April 27, 2020 

  1. Wyoming: Confirmed cases of COVID-19: 370. Deaths: 7 — Recovered: 342. Probable, untested cases: 132. 
  2. By county: Laramie County leads the state with 85 confirmed cases, followed by Fremont with 83, Teton with 64, Natrona with 39 and Campbell with 14. Two counties, Platte and Weston, have reported no cases. 
  3. Testing: 8,528 tests have been administered and processed, according to the Wyoming Department of Health. Experts and officials agree positive test numbers fall well short of the reality of the disease’s spread.
  4. United States: 965,951 confirmed cases, according to the Johns Hopkins Institute. Total deaths: 54,877 — Total recoveries: 107,045.
  5. The latest: Wyoming’s confirmed cases spiked over the weekend with 38 new cases tallied. The most notable bump — 17 — came in Fremont County, where testing and contract tracing have both recently increased. Officials there over the weekend reported that several asymptomatic grocery store workers were among those who tested positive. “We are grateful to these citizens and their employer because they diligently wore cloth face masks at work,” Fremont County Health Officer Brian Gee said in a press release. “This likely resulted in a significant reduction of transmission of illness within the workplace AND the community.” An economic office in Taiwan donated 50,000 medical face masks to Wyoming, Gov. Mark Gordon announced last week on Facebook. “We will be distributing those masks soon to where they are needed most,” Gordon said in his post. 
  6. More news: Wyoming will not transition to an all-mail-in ballot for the August primary election, election officials told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, but anticipate scaling up absentee voting measures. In response to a UW survey about how COVID-19 has affected their practices, Wyoming physicians report that disruption is the new norm, and they are experiencing financial strain that they expect to continue. The Cheyenne Regional Medical Center is projecting a nearly $10 million loss in April, the Casper Star-Tribune reports. 

Support independent reporting during trying times — donate to WyoFile today.


Popular Articles:


It’s time to value and empower the women who run Wyo’s nonprofits


Week 45: The pandemic in Wyoming from Jan. 16-22


Health officials struggle to meet vaccine demand


Filed Under: COVID-19

About WyoFile Staff

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Want to join the discussion? Fantastic, here are the ground rules:
- Identify yourself with full name and city. WyoFile stands behind everything we publish and expects commenters to do the same.
- No personal attacks, profanity, discriminatory language or threats. Keep it clean, civil and on topic.

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Tweets by @WyoFile

Search WyoFile

Become an Underwriter
Sign Up for Free Weekly Newsletters

Recent Comments

  • Jim Hicks on Wyoming’s fiscal challenges aren’t unique, just our failed approach
  • Damon Jensen on Jobs on the line as lawmakers resume school funding debate
  • GARY TRAUNER on Wyoming’s fiscal challenges aren’t unique, just our failed approach
  • Britney Wallesch on It’s time to value and empower the women who run Wyo’s nonprofits
  • Jean Ferguson on Jobs on the line as lawmakers resume school funding debate

Footer

Recent Posts By Date

January 2021
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
« Dec    

From The Archives

  • About Us
  • People
  • Careers
  • Freelancing
  • Underwriting
  • How to Republish
  • Subscribe
  • Contact Us

Copyright © 2021 by WyoFile