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01/13/2021 - 12:00am
County COVID cases on an upswing
New coronavirus cases doubled over the past week, though that may be due to delayed reporting from the holidays. Beaverhead County added 35 new cases over the week and passed 800 total cases since state tracking for the virus began in March 2019. As...
Area COVID vaccinations begin, new cases decline
New county COVID case pace slows
Eighth resident dies of COVID-19, county over 700 cases
Seventh county resident dies from COVID-19
Seventh county resident dies of COVID-19

State

01/12/2021 - 11:41am
Montana VA distributing COVID-19 vaccines to rural veterans
HAVRE – Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS) has been selected to lead a national VHA pilot program to bring vaccines to rural Veterans. On Jan. 21, a vaccination team will fly doses of the Moderna vaccine in special plug-in coolers from Fort...
Gianforte changes COVID-19 priorities for vaccine distribution
Former Gov. Bullock Releases Updated COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution Plan
Crisis care guidance endorsed by governor
Second week vaccine plan announced
Health care workers to receive state’s first allotment of COVID-19 vaccine 

Nation

05/19/2020 - 12:52pm
Telehealth providers awarded $260,000 in COVID-19 grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded $264,651 in grants to Montana organizations to increase telehealth capabilities in response to the coronavirus...
FBI warns of coronavirus scams
IRS creates web tool for non-filers to get economic impact payments
UPDATED: USDA institutes measures to help rural communities, businesses affected by COVID-19
IRS takes steps to provide taxpayer relief related to coronavirus
President extends 'slow the spread' campaign to end of April

Seventh county resident dies of COVID-19

A woman in her 80s died of COVID-19 on Friday, public health officials announced. The woman was hospitalized in a Beaverhead County facility.

"Public health is saddened by the loss of several community members in the last few weeks due to COVID-19 and our hearts and prayers go out to all of the family and friends of these individuals," health officials said in a statement late Monday.

The county has 703 total cases with 55 active as of 5 p.m. Monday, according to public health's Facebook page.

Three Beaverhead residents die from COVID in a week

Three Beaverhead County residents died of COVID-19 last week, two in area hospital facilities and one in Missoula County, public health officials said.

Health care workers to receive state’s first allotment of COVID-19 vaccine 

HELENA – The first round of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine expected to be delivered to Montana in mid-December will target health care workers at Montana’s major hospitals, Gov. Steve Bullock announced Dec. 7.

"For nearly nine months, Montana’s health care workers have worked tirelessly to care for the people of this state, putting their own health at risk," he said. "By prioritizing the vaccination of those on the frontlines, we can help ensure our hospitals can continue serving patients while we continue to manage the spread of this virus in our communities."

Two more residents die from COVID-19 this week

Two Beaverhead County men – one in his 80s and one in his 90s – died Friday from the coronavirus, public health officials say.

The deaths mark the fifth and sixth residents to die from the virus in the county since the start of the pandemic, and the third resident this week. A man in his 70s died Monday from the coronavirus.

The two men died in a Beaverhead County health facility, Beaverhead County Public Health reported on its Facebook page.

Read more about the county's local virus spread in next week's Dillon Tribune.

Fourth county resident dies from COVID-19

Editor's Note: Beaverhead County Public Health announced a calculation error over the number of county cases after this story was posted. The correct information is below.

A man in his 70s died Monday from the coronavirus, the fourth Beaverhead County resident to die of the virus to date.

The man was hospitalized in Missoula County and died there. Beaverhead County Public Health reported the death on its Facebook page Thursday.

Health board officials spar over mask effectiveness, local enforcement

Last week’s Beaverhead County-City board of health meeting was more educational than procedural, with community members and officials discussing local coronavirus spread and ways to mitigate it.

Beaverhead County seeing more COVID hospitalizations

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The ongoing coronavirus case climb is starting to fill up hospital beds locally.

New crisis counseling hotline funded by $1.6 million federal grant

HELENA – A new crisis counseling hotline funded by a $1.6 million federal grant is now available to aid Montanans struggling with their mental health due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Gov. Steve Bullock announced the hotline Dec. 1.

Additional funding for K-12 schools for COVID-19 safety measures announced

MONTANA – The state's coronavirus relief funds have been redistributed to provide additional funding for K-12 schools to cover remaining expenses incurred due to COVID-19 through Dec. 30, Gov. Steve Bullock announced Nov. 25.

County COVID cases exceed 500

Beaverhead passed another coronavirus milestone Friday, surpassing 500 positive cases countywide.