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As reported on Friday afternoon by the Wyoming Health Department, 858 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the last 24 hours, 158 of which occurred in Natrona County. There are no new deaths, however.

According to the Wyoming Department of Health, out of the 22,489 current cases of COVID-19, 5,263 of them are of people 18 years of age or younger. 648 people over the age of 80 have been confirmed as cases as well.

Natrona County Health Officer Dr. Mark Dowell briefed the community on what the mask mandate will look like for area residents and businesses.

Whether it's politically motivated or a scare with the recent wave of positive COVID-19 cases in the state and even more so in the county, residents have once again begun hoarding supplies.

We asked residents if they were willing to take a coronavirus vaccine once it was made available to the public and your answers surprised us.

According to a Wednesday news release, Natrona County Health Officers Dr. Mark Dowell and Dr. Ghazi Ghanem issued the health order recently in conjunction with Wyoming State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist.

Gordon spokesman Micheal Pearlman said Tuesday that a shutdown of bars and restaurants is not being considered "at this time.".

But for Dowell — an infectious specialist — it would be wrong to ignore his training and not call for a mask mandate, he said.

Face-coverings will be required regardless of social distancing or when sitting with immediate family.

Currently, the library requires patrons to sanitize their hands upon entering the building.