Lander COVID-19 Case Is Community Spread

Lab testing at the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory has identified the second known case in the state with COVID-19 coronavirus disease, according to the Wyoming Department of Health. The patient is a hospitalized older adult male Fremont County resident with currently unknown exposure risk. The patient is hospitalized at SageWest Health Care in Lander and is a resident of Showboat Retirement Center in Lander. State and county public health staff are conducting interviews at both facilities, and will recommend testing and other actions needed to help protect residents, patients and staff. This is the most concerning circumstance for the contraction of the disease suggesting that the disease has moved into community spread.
Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epidemiologist with WDH, said community spread means potential spread of an illness for which the source of infection is unknown. “Our initial follow-up with this individual found nothing that could be explained other than potential community spread of this virus in the Lander area.” Known contacts with the man will be monitored for symptoms and tested if needed.

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