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Vaccinations continue, one new county case

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The downward trend of new cases continued this week in Beaverhead County, mirroring a similar decline statewide.

Vaccination efforts continue, with the second Phase 1B vaccination clinic adding just over 100 more people in the county to the “fully vaccinated” list.

Beaverhead County added one new COVID-19 positive case this week (a woman in her 20s), for a total of 853 cases with one active as of Tuesday. Statewide, there were 1,904 new cases over the past week and 66 deaths. As of Tuesday, the state counted 96,288 total cases and 1,315 deaths.

County COVID vaccinations off to a good start

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Beaverhead County’s first jab at vaccinating specific groups against COVID-19 is going well, county public health officials say.

Public Health Director Sue Hansen said 259 doses of the coronavirus vaccine were administered at the first Phase 1B vaccination clinic Friday. Eighteen second doses were administered as well, and some of the vials had extra doses which allowed medical staff to vaccinate even more people.

“I think the clinic went pretty well,” she said, and they had “ample opportunity” to give at least 500 doses if there was enough vaccine allocated.

Phase 1B vaccinations begin countywide

Beaverhead County residents in the next phase eligible for the coronavirus vaccine can sign up to receive it starting this week.

COVID vaccine will be offered to Phase 1B next week

Beaverhead County’s COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be offered to residents in the next eligible group starting Jan. 29.

County COVID cases on an upswing

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New coronavirus cases doubled over the past week, though that may be due to delayed reporting from the holidays.

Area COVID vaccinations begin, new cases decline

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New coronavirus cases continued a downward trend this week as local public health officials began vaccinating against the disease.

As of Tuesday, Beaverhead County tallied 18 new cases for the week, with 20 of those considered “active,” according to state of Montana data. There have been 781 total cases in the county since the start of the pandemic.

This week’s new cases were mostly from residents in their teens (4), followed by those in their 20s (3).

New county COVID case pace slows

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Beaverhead County’s upward climb of new coronavirus cases may have reached a plateau, with local health officials expressing cautious optimism over declining daily cases.

Eighth resident dies of COVID-19, county over 700 cases

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An eighth Beaverhead County resident died of COVID-19 last week, according to state of Montana data. The resident’s age and gender have not yet been announced by local public health officials.

Seventh county resident dies from COVID-19

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A seventh Beaverhead County resident died of COVID-19 on Friday, public health officials say.

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.