COVID-19

Missoula County City County Health Department Incident Commander Cindy Farr acknowledged to KGVO News on Tuesday that she is seeing a steady decline in new COVID 19 cases.

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In a conversation with Missoula City County Health Department Director D’Shane Barnett late Tuesday afternoon, he said that the new Omicron variant is literally ‘blowing Delta out of the water’ in Missoula’s COVID case numbers.

Like hundreds of other Missoula residents, MCPS Superintendent Rob Watson told KGVO News on Tuesday afternoon that he just tested positive for COVID 19 on Monday.

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services reported on Monday afternoon that the state has recorded its first two cases of COVID 19 caused by the new Omicron variant.

The Missoula City County Health Department announced on Thursday that COVID 19 booster vaccines are now available for 16 and 17 year-olds.

KGVO reached out to Missoula City County Health Department’s Incident Commander Cindy Farr for local reaction to the newest development with COVID 19 called the Omicron Variant.

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.

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.

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.