Montana Veterans enrolled in the Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS) are eligible for free COVID-19 testing in a second round of swabbing events across Montana. The first round of COVID-19 testing under Governor Bullock’s surveillance program for asymptomatic Veterans began on Thursday, June 25. As of July 1, 680 Veterans have been swabbed at […]
Archives for July 2, 2020
Ravalli County COVID-19 update 7-2-20
Ravalli County Public Health Department July 2, 2020 As of 4:30 p.m. today, Ravalli County has received notification of one new case. At this time, Ravalli County has 21 cases we are investigating and doing contact tracing. These cases are in Darby, Corvallis, Hamilton and Stevensville. Three cases are hospitalized. All of these cases are in […]
Bitterroot gets first community spread of COVID-19
The first cases of community spread of the COVID-19 virus have been reported in Ravalli County. While the first several cases of people in the county testing positive for the infection were determined to be “travel” related, a few recent cases have not been tracked back to any travel experience or any contact with any […]
Bitterroot Brewfest cancelled
In light of the rise in COVID-19 cases in Ravalli County and the occurrence of community spread now reported in the valley, the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has decided to postpone the 26th Annual Brewfest, scheduled for July 25th, for a date to be determined later. “We are disappointed, but realize that now […]
Montana sees largest single day increase in COVID-19 cases – 67
County Gender Age Range Date Reported Big Horn M 20-29 07/01/2020 Big Horn M 50-59 07/01/2020 Big Horn M 0-9 07/01/2020 Big Horn F 0-9 07/01/2020 Big Horn F 50-59 07/01/2020 Carbon M 20-29 07/01/2020 Carbon F 40-49 07/01/2020 Carbon M 20-29 07/01/2020 Cascade M 10-19 07/01/2020 Custer F 80-89 07/01/2020 Flathead M 10-19 07/01/2020 […]
Montana Peace Officers speak out
As a nation, state and society we are living in unprecedented times. As peace officer leaders in the State of Montana, we feel it is our obligation to speak about the unnecessary injuries and deaths, suffered by any persons, at the hands of law enforcement officers who fail or refuse to live by our peace […]