Wyoming Reports 22 More COVID-19 Deaths
The Wyoming Department of Health on Tuesday reported 22 more coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the state's death toll to 1,689.
The recently confirmed deaths involved the following people:
- An older adult Campbell County man died in February. He was a resident of a long-term care facility and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Campbell County man died in February. He was hospitalized and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Campbell County woman died in February. She had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Converse County woman died in February. She was hospitalized and was not known to have health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An adult Converse County woman died in January. She was hospitalized and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Fremont County man died in February. He was hospitalized in another state and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An adult Laramie County woman died in January. She had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Laramie County woman died in January. She was hospitalized and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Laramie County man died in January. He was a resident of a long-term care facility and was not known to have health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Laramie County woman died in January. She was a resident of a long-term care facility and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An adult Natrona County woman died in February. She was hospitalized and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An adult Natrona County man died in February. He was hospitalized and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Natrona County woman died in February. She was hospitalized and was not known to have health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Park County woman died in January. She was hospitalized in another state and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Sheridan County woman died in February. She was hospitalized and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Sheridan County man died in February. He was a resident of a long-term care facility and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Sheridan County woman died in February. She was a resident of a long-term care facility and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Sheridan County woman died in January. She was hospitalized and was not known to have health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Sublette County woman died in January. She was hospitalized, was a resident of a long-term care facility and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Sweetwater County woman died in February. She was hospitalized in another state and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An adult Sweetwater County man died in January. He had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Sweetwater County woman died in January. She had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
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According to the Wyoming COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Dashboard, there have been 720 unvaccinated deaths and 147 vaccinated deaths since Jan. 1, 2021.
As of Monday, 44.9% of Wyoming's population -- 11.6% of children (5-11), 32% of adolescents (12-17), 53.7% of adults (18+), and 74.2% of seniors (65+) -- had been fully vaccinated.
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