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06/23/2021 - 12:00am
Almost half of county residents fully vaccinated
Nearly half of Beaverhead County’s residents have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, ahead of both the state and national percentages. As of Monday, Beaverhead County had 3,979 people fully vaccinated (or 47%) against the disease,...
County sees uptick in new COVID cases
COVID vaccination pace slows in Beaverhead, Montana
One new COVID case, top 15 for vaccine uptake
County’s COVID vaccinated rate at 44 percent
11th COVID death added in county

State

05/11/2021 - 8:36am
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HELENA – Gov. Greg Gianforte announced May 7 that Montana and Alberta have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide vaccines to Albertan truck drivers in Montana. "The pandemic has had devastating consequences, including a severe impact on...
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Nation

05/19/2020 - 12:52pm
Telehealth providers awarded $260,000 in COVID-19 grants
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Almost half of county residents fully vaccinated

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Nearly half of Beaverhead County’s residents have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, ahead of both the state and national percentages.

County sees uptick in new COVID cases

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Beaverhead County added eight new COVID cases to its total this week, which are likely the result of a family trip out of town, public health officials say.

COVID vaccination pace slows in Beaverhead, Montana

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The vaccination rate across Beaverhead County and Montana as a whole has slowed, though uptake is still ahead of the national average.

One new COVID case, top 15 for vaccine uptake

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Beaverhead County is one of the top 15 counties in the state of Montana for COVID-19 vaccinations, and is further along than the state as a whole.

The county almost went a second week without new COVID-19 positive cases; a woman in her 20s tested positive this week. As of Tuesday, the county listed 911 total cases and 11 deaths since the start of the pandemic last year. There are no active cases in the county as of Friday, though data may be delayed due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

County’s COVID vaccinated rate at 44 percent

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New COVID-19 cases and deaths are slowing locally and statewide, as vaccination progress continues an upward trend.

Beaverhead County added no new COVID cases to its tally over the past week. As of Tuesday, there were no active cases and 910 total cases listed for the county. The state of Montana added 516 new cases over the past week and four new deaths. As of Tuesday, Montana counted 111,377 total cases and 1,603 deaths since the start of the pandemic last year.

11th COVID death added in county

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A man in his 30s died last August from complications related to COVID-19, local public health officials reported this past week, bringing countywide deaths from the disease to 11 since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Calling COVID-19 “a significant condition contributing to death,” Beaverhead County Public Health Director Sue Hansen said the information was confirmed several months later through the normal death reconciliation process at the state level.

“This would have been the first COVID-related death in Beaverhead County,” she added.

County adds 11th COVID death

The coronavirus was "a significant condition contributing" to the August 2020 death of a man in his 30s from Dillon, Beaverhead County Public Health announced Thursday.

The confirmation was made through the routine reconciliation of death records, according to the press release from public health officials.

The death marks the 11th death tallied in the county since the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year.

Read more about the latest local and state COVID-19 information in the May 19 edition of the Dillon Tribune.

County vaccination progress slows, no new COVID cases

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The number of Beaverhead County residents vaccinated against the coronavirus has slowed, due to the health department not holding mass vaccination clinics.

Montana and Alberta announce vaccination program for Alberta truckers 

HELENA – Gov. Greg Gianforte announced May 7 that Montana and Alberta have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide vaccines to Albertan truck drivers in Montana.

"The pandemic has had devastating consequences, including a severe impact on our economies," he said. "By working together and taking this critical action, we keep our trade channels open between Montana and Alberta."

County’s fully vaccinated tally nears 3,500

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Almost 3,500 Beaverhead County residents have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, though that number may increase slowly in the future now that mass vaccination clinics have been put on hold.

COVID-19 claimed a 10th county resident May 1, Beaverhead County Public Health Director Sue Hansen said. The man in his 60s died at a Beaverhead County facility.