Active COVID cases top 1,000

The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming grew to more than 1,000 on Tuesday, the highest number recorded since early February.

Figures from the Wyoming Department of Health’s regular coronavirus update showed that the state had 1,058 active cases on Tuesday, an increase of 79 from Monday and the highest total seen since Feb. 4, when the tally stood at 1,069.

The department reported it received 162 new reports of laboratory-confirmed COVID cases on Tuesday, along with 75 new reports of probable cases.

At the same time, the number of new reports of recoveries among those with confirmed...