COVID-19

KGVO has learned that Community Medical Center is now requiring all employees and staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID 19.

According to the Missoula City County Health Department, nearly 2000 children ages 5 to 11 already have appointments to receive the child dose of the COVID vaccine.

Monday was the first day that children age 5 to 11 could be vaccinated against COVID 19, and the Missoula City County Health Department hosted a special clinic just for children at their Southgate Mall location.

It happened against his grieving family's wishes.

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services announced on Monday that COVID 19 was officially the third leading cause of death in 2020 and continues to be deadly in 2021.

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services confirmed on Thursday that the first confirmed case of influenza in the state is a child from Flathead County.

Since the task of contacting positive COVID 19 cases and their close contacts takes up so much time of health department employees, they will now be automating some contact functions.

The Missoula City County Health Department reported that five people died from COVID 19 today, Friday, October 15.

U.S. health officials just endorsed booster shots of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for some at-risk Americans.

Per capita, Montana has more people hospitalized with COVID than other states.

COVID 19 cases continue to rise along with hospitalizations in Missoula County, according to Missoula City County Health Department Incident Commander Cindy Farr.

As of Tuesday morning, Montana has confirmed 160,896 positive COVID-19 cases.