Park City-County Health Department Provides COVID-19 Update
Park County Health Officer Dr. Laurel Desnick provided an update on COVID-19 cases in Park County on Friday.
In the update, Desnck said that the recent COVID-19 outbreak at the Livingston Health and Rehabilitation Center has now claimed four lives, and many more people have been infected.
The facility is using all available resources from the health department, the state, and internally to bring the outbreak to an end. Desnick said that in addition to cases in the nursing home, cases in the community are also increasing.
Many of the new cases in Park County are being spread within family groups, at work, and at social events, Desnick said. Residents are encouraged to get tested if they have symptoms or have been in close contact with an infected person.
CJ Baker
Powell Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
POWELL â Although Gov. Mark Gordon has ordered bars and restaurants to close in-person service at 10 p.m., a Powell sports bar announced Friday that it isnât following the mandate, contending the stateâs rules donât apply to the business.
It appears to be the first open challenge to the public health orders in Park County.
The Red Zone Sports Bar and Grill made the announcement Friday, after being visited by a Powell police officer early that morning.
The officer had noticed the liquor establishment was still open around 12:10 a.m. and reminded a staffer of the 10 p.m. closing time listed in the health orders; the staffer told Sgt. Matt McCaslin they were allowed to remain open and the officer left.
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