COVID-19

Could places like health facilities, pharmacies, and even retail stores bring back the mask mandate due to rising cases of flu and COVID-19?

On a rare weekly report, Gallatin County wasn't at the top of the list for the highest number of new cases. The spot is held by Yellowstone County with 355 new positive cases in the last week.

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.

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.

Is there anybody left?

Here's the legit link to order the free at home covid tests and where you can go in Missoula to buy an at home test, or to be tested in person.

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.

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.

The Missoula City County Health Department and Incident Commander Cindy Farr informed KGVO News on Tuesday afternoon that the first Omicron Variant case had been reported in Missoula.