BILLINGS - Two more Yellowstone County residents have died from COVID-19 illness, according to RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County’s public health department.
Yellowstone County reports 236th COVID-19 death
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and last updated 2021-02-24 13:22:40-05
BILLINGS â Yellowstone County health officials reported Wednesday an additional death due to COVID-19.
RiverStone Health said in a press release that on Feb. 23 a woman in her 70s died at a Billings hospital.
So far, 236 Yellowstone County residents have lost their lives to the pandemic. This includes nine people who have died in February and 21 who died in January.
New cases of the virus are being reported daily and 31 patients with COVID-19 related illness were hospitalized this week at Billings Clinic or St. Vincent Healthcare, the press release states. Among those patients, 11 were in intensive care and four were intubated as of Tuesday.
BILLINGS - Another Yellowstone County resident’s death from COVID-19 illness has been reported, according to RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County’s public health department.