Archives for August 2020

Ravalli County Public Health update August 21, 2020 As of 2 p.m. today, Ravalli County Public Health has received five new cases of COVID-19. Ravalli County currently has 13 active cases of COVID-19.  All new cases are contacts of active cases. Two of the new cases are females in their twenties. One of new cases […]

More Montanans may now be eligible for monthly rent and mortgage assistance. The Montana Department of Commerce announced Monday that Montana Housing has made updates to the Emergency Housing Assistance program to help more Montanans access emergency housing assistance. “We want to make sure that we give every Montanan who is financially impacted by COVID-19 […]

Total COVID Cases in Montana 7421 Total New Cases Today 82 Total number of tests completed since last report 3577 Total Number of Tests 250238   County Gender Age Range Date Reported Big Horn M 10-19 08/30/2020 Big Horn F 50-59 08/30/2020 Big Horn F 30-39 08/30/2020 Big Horn M 20-29 08/30/2020 Big Horn M […]

Total COVID Cases in Montana 7340 Total New Cases Today 89 Total number of tests completed since last report 1280 Total Number of Tests 246661   County Gender Age Range Date Reported Dawson F 50-59 08/29/2020 Dawson M 50-59 08/29/2020 Dawson M 60-69 08/29/2020 Dawson M 10-19 08/29/2020 Flathead M 0-9 08/29/2020 Flathead F 80-89 […]

Start date: August 19th  Location: Welcome Creek Wilderness, Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, Granite County  Cause: Lightning  Total Personnel: 186  Current Size: 2,000 acres  Containment: 0%  Resources Assigned: Northern Rockies Team Seven, a Type II Incident Management Team is currently managing the incident. Resources assigned to the incident include: 1 hotshot crew, 2 initial […]

Total COVID Cases in Montana 7251 Total New Cases Today 187 Total number of tests completed since last report 2506 Total Number of Tests 245381   County Gender Age Range Date Reported Big Horn M 30-39 08/28/2020 Big Horn F 10-19 08/28/2020 Big Horn F 10-19 08/28/2020 Big Horn M 0-9 08/28/2020 Big Horn M […]

Ravalli County Public Health August 28, 2020 As of 4  p.m. today, Ravalli County Public Health has received one new case of COVID-19. Ravalli County currently has 11 active cases of COVID-19.  The new active case is a female in her thirties. She is a contact of an active case. Public Health nurses continue to […]

As part of his continued efforts to provide support to seniors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced that Montana will receive $9,797,300 to help 70 nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities across the state increase testing, staffing, and bolster personal protective equipment needs. “We know just how dangerous this virus can […]

Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the deaths of 100 Montanans due to COVID-19. “We have reached a somber statistic in Montana: 100 deaths due to COVID-19. But the people we have lost are not statistics. These men and women were beloved family members and cherished friends. And their loss will continue […]

Total COVID Cases in Montana 7063 Total New Cases Today 134 Total number of tests completed since last report 2216 Total Number of Tests 242875   County Gender Age Range Date Reported Big Horn M 80-89 08/27/2020 Big Horn M 30-39 08/27/2020 Big Horn M 50-59 08/27/2020 Big Horn F 30-39 08/27/2020 Big Horn M […]

Start date: August 19th  Location: Welcome Creek Wilderness, Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, Granite County  Cause: Lightning  Total Personnel: 89  Current Size: 2,000 acres  Containment: 0%  Resources Assigned: Northern Rockies Team Seven, a Type II Incident Management Team, assumed command of the fire yesterday. Resources assigned to the incident include: 1 hotshot crew, 2 […]

Ravalli County Health Department August 27, 2020 As of 4 p.m. today, Ravalli County Public Health has received one new case of COVID-19. Ravalli County currently has 10 active cases of COVID-19.  The new active case is a female in her twenties. She is a contact of an active case. One active case remains hospitalized. […]