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Under the new orders, indoor and outdoor gatherings will be limited to 25 people or fewer without restrictions.

Twenty-one more deaths related to COVID-19 were reported in Wyoming on Thursday.

The Wyoming Department of Health is in contact with hospitals to discuss hospital capacity and surge plans.

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.

The awareness is as important as the donations for the health career workers.

Wyoming reported its first case on March 11.

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

Currently, Albany, Laramie and Teton Counties require mask usage in public places along with the Wind River Reservation.

Since the pandemic began, 17,442 cases have been reported in Wyoming.

Wyoming reached a landmark on Tuesday when the state reported more than 1,000 new cases of the illness.