As we begin to move out of the emergency phase of the pandemic in Teton County, the county health department will be making some changes to the Teton County COVID-19 Dashboard. Although Teton County has remained in the Red or High COVID-19 Risk Level since July 2021, there have been changes that make Teton County’s COVID-19 situation different from other areas of the Country.
First, Teton County has a very high COVID-19 vaccination rate. As of Monday, 87.78% of Teton County’s population had received the initial series of the COVID-19 vaccine according to the Wyoming Department of Health. Second, there have been low hospitalizations and a low population fatality rate from COVID-19. Third, the nature of the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself is changing with the current circulating Omicron variant more contagious, but less likely to cause severe disease.
Consequently, as of now people will see some changes to the Teton County COVID-19 dashboard. It will report the percent of the population that is vaccinated, percent of the population that has received a booster, and a graph of hospitalizations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to the familiar rate and percent of positive tests. The health department points out that the amount of virus currently circulating in the community remains a major factor in determining an individual’s risk of exposure.
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