The most recent reports published on August 21 by the Wyoming Department of Public Health show that COVID-19 cases are decreasing.
The reports show an average of 61.3 cases per day in August, compared to a small spike in mid-July when cases hit an average of 197.1 cases per day. COVID-19 cases in the state hit an all time high in January at an average of 1,085.9. From January to March, reported cases dropped, hitting a low of 4.9.
In Wyoming as a whole, there have been 136,391 laboratory-confirmed cases, with an additional 37,822 probable cases. According to the Mayo Clinic, Wyoming has slightly more cases per capita than the national average which sits at 28,217 cases per hundred thousand people.
As of August 22, the Wyoming Department of Public Health reported that about half of the Wyoming population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with roughly 680,000 doses of the vaccine administered throughout the state.
Wyoming is the second least vaccinated state, only ranking above Alabama, according to the Mayo Clinic. 79.1% of the national population has been vaccinated against COVID-19.
COVID-19 has most commonly infected individuals between the ages of 19 and 29 so far this year in Wyoming with 7,895 reported cases, yet individuals within the same age group have the least reported COVID-19 related deaths.
There have been 1,877 COVID-19 related deaths in Wyoming overall; this year, there have been 258. In Albany County, there have been eight COVID-19 deaths this year, with 51 overall.
Despite low statewide vaccination rates, COVID-19 cases continue to decrease in Wyoming.
