Wyoming Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist yesterday said vaccinated and unvaccinated people alike should resume wearing masks indoors in most of Wyoming amid a rise in infections of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.
Fifteen of Wyoming’s 23 counties had moderate to high virus transmission, according to the health department dashboard. They include Laramie, Campbell, Sweetwater, Albany and Fremont counties.
Harrist says, “The delta variant has really changed the COVID fight we have on our hands. Unfortunately, Wyoming’s low vaccination rate makes our state more vulnerable to this highly contagious variant.”
A recent survey of more than 5,000 people with lab-confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases in Wyoming showed that 95% were not fully vaccinated against the virus.
Altogether, the state health department says about one-third of Wyoming’s residents are fully vaccinated.
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