29 additional COVID-related deaths reported in Wyoming Tuesday; 3 in Natrona County

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported 29 new COVID-19-related deaths among Wyoming residents during its weekly update on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Deaths are typically reported by WDH every Tuesday.

There have now been 1,718 COVID-19-related deaths reported among Wyoming residents since the pandemic began. These are deaths “that have COVID-19 listed as either the underlying or primary cause of death or as a contributing cause of death,” the WDH explains.

Three Natrona County residents were among the deaths reported Tuesday, bringing the county’s toll to 262. Two were older adults with conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness, one of whom was a resident of a long-term care facility. One was an older adult who was not known to have health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness, the WDH said.

The WDH provided these data on the 29 new cases:

• An older adult Albany County man died in February. He was hospitalized in another state and was not known to have health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
• An adult Albany 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 older adult Campbell County man died in February. He was not known to have health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
• An older adult Crook 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 Fremont 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 Fremont County man died in February. He 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 Fremont County woman died in February. She was hospitalized, was a resident of a long-term care facility and health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
• An older adult Hot Springs 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 Laramie County woman died in February. She 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 man died in February. He was hospitalized and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
• An older adult Laramie County man died in February. He was hospitalized 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 February. She had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
• Another older adult Laramie County woman died in February. She was hospitalized, 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 man died in January. He was hospitalized and was not known to have health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
• An older adult Laramie County man died in February. He 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.
• Another older adult Laramie County man died in February. He was hospitalized 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 February. 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 Laramie 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 had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
• An older adult Natrona County man died in February. He was hospitalized and was not known to have health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
• An older adult Natrona 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 Park 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 older adult Park County man died in January. He was hospitalized 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 was not known to have health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
• Another older adult Sheridan 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 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 Teton 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 older adult Washakie County woman died in February. She had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
• An older adult Weston 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.

The Wyoming Department of Health provides COVID-19 case, variant, death, testing, hospital and vaccine data online. The department also shares information about how the data can be interpreted. COVID-19 safety recommendations are available from the CDC.