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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.
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Montana 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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Montana reached a grim milestone on Monday: 3,000 people have died from COVID-19.
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Earlier this month Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced the state had ordered 650,000 rapid COVID-19 tests. Those test kits are now rolling in, and counties like Missoula are starting to announce distribution locations and times.
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The COVID-19 mmicron variant is forcing changes to contract tracing in the state. It's also amplifying staff shortages at hospitals.
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RiverStone Health gave out more than 1,800 at-home COVID-19 test kits Tuesday at a distribution event at Metrapark in Billings.
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Montana will receive 650,000 rapid COVID-19 tests later this month. Until then, the state health department says a national shortage on the tests has prevented orders from getting filled.
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After reimplementing "Phase 2" COVID-19 restrictions due to the omicron variant, the Blackfeet Tribe says it won't enforce restrictions.
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“A cloth mask can absolutely add protection. It adds a small level of protection compared to surgical masks," said Missoula County Health Officer D’Shane Barnett. "And surgical masks add a small level of protection compared to the N95.”
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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday gave the final approval for kids 12 to 15 years old to receive a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot. The move comes as a record number of children in the U.S. are hospitalized for COVID.
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COVID cases over the past week have more than doubled and the number of new cases added each day is growing. Hospitalizations in recent weeks have dropped coming off the state’s recent wave fueled by the delta variant.
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The NCAA has contingencies for this Saturday’s Football Championship Subdivision championship game between the Montana State Bobcats and North Dakota State Bison if the teams are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.