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.
The Delta Variant of COVID 19 has caused new case numbers to explode in the past few weeks in Missoula County, resulting in a new daily record set over the weekend.
Missoula City County Health Department COVID-19 Incident Commander Cindy Farr had stern words for residents in a video released on Friday, warning of rapidly rising COVID cases and hospitalizations.
The Missoula City County Health Department issued a press release ion Thursday celebrating a milestone in the battle against the COVID pandemic, but it came with a cautionary note.
In response to a desperate call from an elderly home-bound listener, KGVO reached out to the Missoula City County Health Department in search of more detailed information on the upcoming COVID vaccine distribution.
Missoula City County Health Officer Ellen Leahy asked KGVO to relay a message to residents of Missoula, please stop calling the health department about COVID 19 vaccinations.
With the Magpie Rock Fire burning over 2,000 acres in Sanders County and several other smaller fires burning in the Mission and Flathead areas, smoke is making its way into the Missoula and Bitterroot Valleys.