COVID-19

COVID 19 case numbers are falling in Missoula and the City County Health Department is reacting by consolidating its vaccination services at their main building in downtown, Missoula.

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.

Monday, February 14 was the deadline for all medical facilities who receive funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid funding to have their employees either be vaccinated against COVID 19, or have completed a qualified exemption.

KGVO News spoke to Missoula City County Health Department COVID Incident Commander Cindy Farr for the first time in several weeks on Thursday for a wide ranging update.

One of Missoula’s most respected physicians, Dr. Walter Peschel, now retired, told KGVO on Wednesday that he has developed a highly successful treatment for COVID 19.

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.

KGVO has learned from the Missoula City County Health Department that there was an average of 146 positive COVID tests reported every day last week.

It had to happen sometime, but my story began in earnest today (Saturday) when, after coming down with what I thought was just a cold on Friday, turned out to be COVID 19 today.

The Missoula City County Health Department released a ZOOM conversation with several local physicians regarding the new Omicron variant, COVID vaccinations and other related topics.