Wyoming Reports 5 More COVID-19 Deaths
The Wyoming Department of Health on Tuesday reported five more coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the state's death toll to 1,834.
The recently confirmed deaths involved the following people:
- An older adult Lincoln County man died in June. He was hospitalized in another state and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Albany County woman died in June. She was hospitalized in hospitals both within and outside of Wyoming and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Natrona County man died in June. He was hospitalized and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Johnson County woman died in June. She was hospitalized and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Sheridan County woman died in June. She was hospitalized and was not known to have health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
According to the Wyoming COVID-19 Death Dashboard, 85.01% of the state's deaths have been among people 60 and older.
Laramie and Natrona counties have seen the most deaths, 293 and 275, respectively, 12.32% of which have been reported this year.