UPDATE at 9:45pm

Four more cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by the Wyoming Department of Health.

According to a release from the WDH, the new cases involve an adult female in Park County, an adult female in Laramie County, an adult male in Sheridan County and an adult female in Sheridan County. No more information is available at this time regarding the Park. The two Sheridan County cases are close contacts of two previously identified cases from the county.

In a post on social media, Amy Surdam of the Stitches Acute Care Center in Cheyenne said the new Laramie County case involves an otherwise healthy 49-year-old female. The woman was tested in her car and Surdam says all proper protocols were followed to perform the test.

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Laramie County has it’s first confirmed case of Covid-19.

According to the Wyoming Department of Health, a laboratory test confirmed the positive test for the illness.

Kathy Emmons with the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health said the older Cheyenne man was tested for Covid-19 after exhibiting signs of the illness but tested negative for other illnesses.

While his wife was not ill, she is self-quarantining as well according to Emmons. The two are said to have had "very limited contact with the community."

Emmons said, "We are confident all proper protocols were followed and the man received the exact right care from his healthcare providers."

The total number of cases in Wyoming is now 11.

WDH will follow up regarding exposure risks of the new case and will work to identify and communicate with anyone who may have been in close contact with the individual. Known contacts will be monitored for symptoms and tested if needed.

For more information about coronavirus disease 2019 and Wyoming, visit:

https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/infectious-disease-epidemiology-unit/disease/novel-coronavirus/.

For more details about the disease from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.

(story updated at 6:35pm MT to reflect new information about the man who tested positive)