CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming’s COVID-19 related public health orders will see updates go into effect June 15. Some restrictions on schools will be relaxed.
Schools, colleges, the University of Wyoming and trade schools will be able to resume in-person instruction for groups of up to 50 people with social distancing guidelines, according to a Wednesday, June 10 release from Governor Mark Gordon’s office.
“Governor Gordon has continued to urge educational institutions to prepare fully developed reopening plans for the fall that incorporate public safety precautions and ensure smooth transitions to remote learning should new outbreaks occur,” the release states.
The new public health orders will remain in effect through June 30. The updates orders will relax a number of other restrictions besides those pertaining to education.
“Wyoming has made outstanding progress to date,” Gordon said in the release. “Folks need to remember that it is important to remain vigilant, but because we have been so successful, I am confident we can continue lifting the very few remaining public health restrictions.”
The state’s COVID-19 dashboard has also been updated with changes to the status of some health measures.
“The number of new cases has changed from ‘concerning to ‘stabilizing’ and the percent of all tests that are positive is now rated as ‘improving,'” Gordon’s office says. “As of June 10, Wyoming has recorded 768 lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, 212 probable cases and 18 deaths.”
The following new public health orders and the COVID-19 dashboard can be found on Wyoming’s COVID-19 website as well:
