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A van is parked under the front awning of Life Care Center of Casper on May 21. Mass testing of staff and residents did not find more cases beyond that of a resident who died after being hospitalized.

In fewer than 14 days, Wyoming officials have addressed potential and realized coronavirus clusters within at least three long-term care facilities and three childcare centers.

The various facilities in Fremont, Washakie, Natrona and Albany counties fell across the spectrum in terms of the severity of their spread. At Worland Healthcare Rehabilitation Center, three residents have died and more than 20 people directly tied to the nursing home have become infected. Multiple people remain hospitalized, as of Friday.

At Caspers Life Care Center, one resident was sick and died days after his infection was confirmed. As of Friday, there are no known other coronavirus cases tied to Life Care; a Natrona County health official said the deceaseds infection is not believed to be tied to his stay at Life Care, which officials described as brief.

A Riverton nursing home Wind River Rehabilitation and Wellness has had at least two staff members infected, a state health official said Friday morning. Fremont County continues to be the hardest-hit area of the state, with 244 of the states 682 confirmed cases. The disease there first presented in another long-term care facility, the states first identified cluster.

Three childcare facilities across the state have all been affected in the latter part of May. Caspers Learning Junction closed temporarily and reopened earlier this week after one child there tested positive; that case is believed to be tied to an outbreak at Wyoming Medical Center. Mass testing at that facility turned up no additional cases.

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