Department of health

An air quality alert has been issued for much of southeast Wyoming by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and Wyoming Department of Health.

The Wyoming Departed of Health has recently announced that adults with high-risk medical conditions should sign up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is available to them which, in many Wyoming counties, may be right now, according to the Department of Health.

The Wyoming Department of Health reported 552 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the statewide total to 30,518. 27 new deaths have been confirmed by the Health Department in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of Wyoming deaths to 257. Of these deaths, 55 have occurred in Natrona County.

Deaths among Wyoming residents who pass away in other states are not counted in both states.

The announcement was made by the Wyoming Department of Health.

The statement says the legislature is working with Governor Mark Gordon and the Wyoming Department of Health to make sure resources are available.

Niobrara, Fremont and Laramie counties saw the highest gonorrhea rates in 2017.

This year's report shows local law enforcement issued 69 citations for violations of state law prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors.

Last flu season was markedly less severe than the previous season, which saw a record number of influenza-related deaths across Wyoming.

West Nile virus is spread by mosquitoes that feed on infected birds, such as the woodpecker found in Laramie July 20, then bite people, animals or other birds.

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead is proposing $248 million in cuts, the majority from the Department of Health, as he works to balance the budget for the next biennium.

The department adds that people who have unprotected sex with Zika-infected partners may also be at risk.