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Centers For Disease Control/COVID-19 hospitalizations increased 25% over a two-week period from June 21 to July 5 when 109 Montanans were hospitalized, according to the most recent state data. -
istockMontana state health department spokesperson Jon Ebelt says the state is ordering vaccines in anticipation of the approval, but didn’t say how many. He says providers could receive the vaccines by June 21, which is the earliest they could be administered following approval.
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The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council along with the reservation’s incident commander announced this week that masking on the reservation will be optional and that tribal offices will reopen to the public. -
Gallatin and Yellowstone counties are among those moving to automated case investigations.
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Not a single project has begun despite the omicron surge that led to a new outbreak of COVID cases among Montana State Prison inmates in January. That delay has left weak points within Montana’s secure facilities.
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Flathead, Lewis and Clark, Cascade, Silver Bow, Gallatin, and Yellowstone counties are included in the “high” designation category.
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Bozeman Public Schools is loosening restrictions and moving to routine disease management.
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Gov. Greg Gianforte is urging unvaccinated health care workers to consider using religious and medical exemptions in order to meet Monday's federal vaccine mandate deadline. He says health care workers should evaluate all their options.
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The district, citing falling case counts and improved attendance, is removig the face covering requirement that’s been in place since it was reimplemented in August.
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In a few short months, states have gone from donating surplus rapid COVID-19 tests to states with shortages to hoarding them as demand driven by the spike in cases strains supplies.
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A University of Montana economist estimates $35 million has been spent in the state caring for preventable COVID-19 hospitalizations among the unvaccinated.
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RiverStone Health reports 10 more residents have died from COVID-19, bringing the county's total since the pandemic began to 506.
