Cheyenne, WY—Cheyenne Regional health system officials have updated the face mask policy at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and the Cheyenne Regional Medical Group clinics. The changes are being made due to the substantial decrease in local COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and because the incidence of local influenza cases has also decreased and stabilized. The changes take effect on March 8 at midnight.

What's Changing: Visitors and patients who do not have respiratory symptoms will no longer be required to wear a mask.

Fully vaccinated staff, providers, volunteers and contrac...