Missoula Health Department

With the state of COVID 19 and athletics worldwide, it was good news from the University of Montana that men's and women's basketball will begin their seasons, however, without fans in the Dahlberg Arena.

On Tuesday, Missoula County Health Department COVID Incident Commander Cindy Farr provided the latest update on COVID infections and hospitalizations in Missoula.

With two more deaths in Missoula County reported on Friday, Missoula City County Health Officer Ellen Leahy said the number of hospitalizations has also risen, taxing local hospitals.

The new orders from Missoula City County Health Officer Ellen Leahy officially take effect at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday.

To slow the rapid spread of COVID 19, as of Thursday at 8:00 a.m. the Missoula City County Health Department will restrict business capacity to 50 percent, limit group gatherings to 25, cease serving alcohol at 10:00 p.m. and there will be a voluntary stay at home order.

Missoula City County Health Officer Ellen Leahy took part in a COVID 19 Epidemiology Update on Thursday and addressed several topics.

Starting Friday, the Missoula City County Health Department is issuing a new order regarding nursing homes, long-term care facilities and assisted living facilities, citing the fact that the Governor’s office allows local health departments to ‘enact requirements that are more restrict…

The Missoula City County Health Department reported on Tuesday that a fourth Missoula County resident has died due to complications from COVID 19.

It was a busy morning for the staff at the Missoula City County Health Department as they tallied up a new record number of positive COVID 19 cases for Thursday, totaling 82 in just one day.

After protests by high school football parents and comments to the Board of Health last week, the Missoula City County Health Department has issued new orders for high school athletic events.