Two additional COVID-19 deaths reported in Butte-Silver Bow, vaccine clinic scheduled for Wednesday
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and last updated 2021-02-22 21:50:14-05
BUTTE â The Butte-Silver Bow Health Department announced two additional deaths due to COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of COVID-related deaths in the county to 80.
According to a Health Department news release, the deaths in Butte-Silver Bow equate to 223 fatalities per 100,000 population, the highest per capita ranking among the most populous counties in Montana.
âCOVID-19 has hit our elderly population hard, so it means all the more to our Unified Health Command that we are vaccinating people as quickly as possible,â Health Officer Karen Sullivan said.
February 22, 2021Wednesday’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Butte Civic Center is on, with the clinic focused on those ages 70 and older, and those ages 65 and older with certain underlying health conditions. The clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Butte-Silver Bow Health Officer Karen Sullivan said Monday that Butte’s Unified Health Command, which facilitates the county’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics, received a substantial shipment of the Moderna vaccine, allowing this week’s clinic to move forward. Last week’s clinic was canceled due to national shipping issues, related to poor weather conditions, in the Southern United States.
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