Teton County’s first confirmed case of coronavirus brought the state’s total confirmed case count for the illness to 17 as of Thursday morning.

The Teton County Health Department and St. John’s Health, Jackson’s hospital, announced that a man over the age of 60 living in Teton County had tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19. 

Officials said the man contacted his health care provider after suffering flu-like symptoms, was tested and then self-isolated.

“Though this is our first case, we do not expect it will be our last,” said Dr. Travis Riddell, Teton County’s health officer. “I encourage community members to stay vigilant with protective measures as we work together to minimize the spread of this illness in Teton County and the region.”

Meanwhile, officials at F.E. Warren Air Force Base on Wednesday announced the first case of coronavirus in a military member assigned to the base. 

Base officials said the member of the military had just returned to Wyoming after a trip out-of-state and did not return to the base after suffering flu-like symptoms.

The cases bring county totals around the state to eight in Fremont County, four in Sheridan, three in Laramie County, one in Park County and one in Teton County, according to the Wyoming Health Department.

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Editor's note: Wyoming Department of Health previously listed 18; F.E. Warren case may have been double-counted. 

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