'We need to remain vigilant'

As has been the case since March, the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) received an update on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from Public Health Nurse Manager Amanda Brown on May 5. During that discussion, the BOCCC praised the ongoing response from Carbon County Public Health while expressing frustration with communication from the State of Wyoming.

Brown informed the county commissioners that, as of May 5, Carbon County Public Health had been monitoring nearly 70 individuals with symptoms similar to COVID-19. Of those, 43 individuals had been tested and 20 had not been tested. Th...