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Green River Star -
February 24, 2021
Despite snowstorms last week postponing the delivery of a shipment of COVID-19 vaccine last week, Sweetwater County Public Health and Castle Rock Medical Center continue to vaccinate residents.
According to Dr. Jean Stachon, Sweetwater County Public Health Officer, said between 25% and one-third of the county’s population having herd immunity, either from contracting COVID-19 or through a vaccination. An exact percentage is unknown because Dr. Stachon said there were likely residents who contracted COVID-19 and did not report the infection.
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CHEYENNE According to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), COVID-19 Coronavirus hospitalizations are at 19 today, which is the first time hospitalizations have fallen below 20 since September 28.
On September 28, there was also 19 hospitalizations statewide, according to the WDH hospitalization report. One month ago today on January 22, hospitalizations were at 75. The state’s peak was 247 hospitalizations on November 30, 2020.
Wyoming Medical Center in Casper has the most hospitalizations in the state with eight patients. SageWest Health Care in Lander has the next most with three hospitalizations, and Platte County Memorial Hospital has two hospitalizations.
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Among Wyoming residents, there have been 45,746 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 44,619 case recoveries, and 662 deaths since the start of the pandemic. The state currently has 8,154 probable cases and 552 active lab-confirmed cases. There were 609 active cases on Friday.
SWEETWATER COUNTY Since December, roughly 7,000 Sweetwater County residents have received the COVID-19 vaccine and Sweetwater County Public Health officials are now waiting to find out how many doses it will receive in March.
During an informational COVID-19 meeting with local officials, industry personnel and media representatives, Sweetwater County Public Health Officer Dr. Jean Stachon said between those who have tested positive for the virus and those who have received the vaccine, Sweetwater County has about a 25 percent herd immunity. However her estimates do not include those who had COVID-19 and didn’t get tested.
Sweetwater County Public Health and Castle Rock Medical Center are continuing to distribute the vaccine as fast as they can. These are not the only two groups that can give vaccines in the county. Walmart is receiving vaccine from the federal government, Stachon said. Like public health, Walmart must follow the phasing criteria when distributing the vaccine.
ROCK SPRINGS During an informational COVID-19 meeting with public health and local elected officials, Sweetwater County Public Health Director Kim Lionberger informed the group that Sweetwater County will receive a surprise shipment of 975 doses of the Pfizer vaccine this week.
Lionbeger said the shipment is estimated to arrive Tuesday, January 12, or Wednesday, January 13.
Currently, the vaccines (including both the Moderna and Pfizer versions) are being given through appointment only to 1a and 1b categories. Memorial Hospital has asked the public not to call with questions about the vaccination and refer to online sources to see if you are in one of the current priority groups and to then call public health for an appointment.