County Reports 12 Active COVID Cases
Roosevelt County has 12 active COVID cases as of Monday, Aug. 16.
Clinics are planned for Aug. 19 in Wolf Point from 3-6 p.m. and Aug. 26 in Culbertson from 3-6 p.m..
Masks are recommended for individuals who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine. Symptoms of the disease are fever or chills, cough, difficulty breathing, fatigue, headache, muscle or body aches, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and new loss of taste or smell.
Roosevelt County Senior Center locations are all open for normal operations. Other Roosevelt County buildings are open. To the greatest extent possible, the public is encouraged to conduct business online, by telephone, or by fax. The phone number to the main switchboard and all departments is posted on all doors.
Roosevelt County Health Department is open. Immunizations are by appointment only. For questions or to schedule an appointment, call 653-6223.
Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 pm. Call 653-1872 to set up an appointment. After hours our calls are answered by Montana One Call. They will contact the person on call if it is a crisis.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19, go to dphhs. mt.gov. You can also email covid19taskforce@rooseveltcounty. org for questions or concerns.
Area Statistics
As of Monday, Aug. 16, Roosevelt County has 12 active cases and no current hospitalizations. There have been 55 COVID-related deaths reported in the county.
As of Wednesday, Aug. 11, Valley Countyâs active count was six cases. There have been 923 total cases and 18 reported COVID-reported deaths.
Daniels County had zero active case as of Tuesday, Aug. 17. The county has 193 recovered cases and 201 cumulative cases. Eight deaths have occurred due to COVID-19 and/ or complications.
In McCone County, there are four active case as of Monday, Aug. 16. There are 182 recovered cases. There have been two COVID-related deaths in the county.
Phillips County has zero active cases as of Monday, Aug. 16. There have been 524 recovered cases and 17 COVID-related deaths.
For Richland County, there are seven active cases and 1,251 recovered cases as of Monday, Aug. 16. Total COVID-related deaths are 18. There have been 1,276 total cases.
Statewide
According to Montana health officials, the stateâs total number of known cases now stands at 120,325 since the start of the pandemic. There have been 1,555,882 tests conducted.
Around the state, there are 2,742 active cases. There are 191 active hospitalizations. By Monday, Aug. 16, a total of 1,736 deaths have been reported statewide. A total of 115,847 people have recovered.
Though there is no state mask mandate, local jurisdictions may still choose to implement their own mask requirements. Gov. Gianforte emphasized how providing incentives and encouraging personal responsibility are more effective than imposing unenforceable government mandates.
Vaccine Doses
In Roosevelt County, 6,453 total doses have been administered. There have been 3,165 or 38 percent fully immunizations.
As of Monday, Aug. 16, 916,964 total doses have been administered in Montana. There are 451,558 or 49 percent fully immunized Montanans.
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