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State, County COVID cases on the rise

WORLAND — Washakie County has seen a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases over the past month.

Washakie County had 0 active cases on June 15 and as of Monday had 7 active lab-confirmed cases. On Tuesday the number of active was down to 3.

The number of total lab-confirmed cases went from 724 on July 15 to 739 on Monday, July 26.

During the COVID-19 pandemic that began in March 2020, Washakie County has...