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Fall virus symptoms share similarities with COVID

The sneezing, sniffling, aches and pains season is upon us, and the multiple ways a person can get sick this winter often share similar symptoms with COVID-19.

If you’re sick...

There are a variety of viruses and bacterial infections floating around as cold and flu season ramps up. The coronavirus pandemic added a new dimension, forcing area health officials to be more careful about having residents walk in to medical facilities.

County sees 43 new virus cases in past week

Beaverhead County’s coronavirus caseload continued its upward trend this week, with three new cases confirmed at the high school, and dozens of students quarantined at the University of Montana Western.

Three BCHS students test positive for COVID-19

Three Beaverhead County High School students tested positive for the coronavirus in the past few days, and district staff and students were in contact with the positive cases when they could have transmitted the virus.

BCHS Superintendent and Principal Gary Haverfield said Monday one student tested positive on Saturday; the district received notification of two additional students testing positive Sunday.

Virus confirmed at local schools, UMW

All of the schools in the city of Dillon have at least one coronavirus-positive case, and the county overall has 21 active cases as of Monday night.

County active case count flirts with mask proviso

Beaverhead County's coronavirus active cases hovered in the mask-requirement range over the past week, with up to five active cases reported Monday.

New COVID cases clocked in county

Beaverhead County tallied three new positive coronavirus cases in the past week, as new cases continued to grow across the state.

Beaverhead County woman dies from coronavirus

A local woman in her 60s died Tuesday, Aug. 25, of COVID-19, Beaverhead County Public Health Director Sue Hansen said in a press release. She is the first person in the county to have died from the disease.

The woman contracted the virus while recuperating in a rehabilitation center. She died in a Yellowstone County hospital.

"We are saddened that this disease contributed to the death of one of our own residents," Hansen said. She offered condolences to the woman's family, friends and the Dillon community.

County’s active cases drop, public health recommends masks

Beaverhead County’s active coronavirus case count dropped below four this week, putting it below the threshold to require masks per Gov. Steve Bullock’s mask order.

Beaverhead County virus case count up 14 to 64

Coronavirus cases continue to rise throughout the state, with Beaverhead County clocking 14 new cases overall in the past week.

Beaverhead County tallied a total of 64 cases with 12 active as of Tuesday, according to the state’s coronavirus tracking website. The majority of the cases (18) are from individuals in the 20-29 age range; followed by eight people in each of the 40-49, 50-59 and 70-79 age ranges.