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Butte-Silver Bow Health Department confirms three new COVID-19 fatalities

Butte-Silver Bow Health Department confirms three new COVID-19 fatalities

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Butte News - Health Department announces three additional fatalities related to COVID-19, no vaccination clinic this week

  Health Officer Karen Sullivan said Monday that the fatalities all occurred in February 2021. The fatalities were confirmed through a routine reconciliation with state COVID-19 fatality data, and a Health Department review of death records. All three were residents of the Crest Nursing Home in Butte.      “Butte-Silver Bow sustained more fatalities per capita than the other populous counties in Montana,” Sullivan said. “The virus has had a tragic outcome for our county.”    In addition to the updated fatality count, the Health Department released other COVID-19 data in its weekly report. As of Sunday, April 18, the department was reporting 4,050 positive cases in the county since Butte-Silver Bow was informed of its first COVID-19 case March 13, 2020. Of those, 3,943 have recovered, and 22 cases remain active. 

Native Americans encouraged to get vaccinated for COVID-19 at Butte clinics

Native Americans encouraged to get vaccinated for COVID-19 at Butte clinics Groups working to urge Native Americans to get vaccine at Butte clinics By: John Emeigh and last updated 2021-04-06 14:41:05-04 BUTTE - The vaccination clinic in Butte this week also included organizations concentrating on vaccinating Native Americans. “A lot of our community get hit harder with it and it’s harder to recover from it, so it’s very important to get vaccinated,” said Carmen Morales of the Fort Belknap Indian Service Unit. The Butte Native Wellness Center and the Indian Health Services combined to administer 200 vaccines at this week’s clinic for Native Americans and anyone else.