New COVID-19 death report in Yellowstone County, total deaths now at 283
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and last updated 2021-07-19 15:46:05-04
(RiverStone Health Press Release)
BILLINGS - The number of COVID-19 deaths among Yellowstone County residents has risen to eight since July 1, RiverStone Health reports. The most recent death brings the pandemic toll to 283 county residents lost since April 2020, with 72 deaths occurring since Jan. 1, 2021.
A man in his 80s died Saturday, July 17, at a Billings hospital. He had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and had underlying health conditions.
The death of this fully vaccinated neighbor is a tragic reminder that the COVID-19 vaccines arenât 100% effective for all people. Since April, 94% of the Montanans hospitalized with COVID-19 related illness were unvaccinated, according to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. The small percentage of COVID-19 hospital patients who had been vaccinated, also had underlying h
A new lawsuit aims to strike down another law passed by the Republican-led Legislature earlier this year as discriminatory against transgender people.Â
The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana on behalf of a Yellowstone County trans woman and a trans man identified as John Doe, seeks to overturn Senate Bill 280 as unconstitutional. The law requires trans people to complete gender-affirming surgery and secure a court order confirming the surgery was completed. The bill, sponsored by Kila Republican Rep. Carl Glimm, saw opposition during the legislative process and in the administrative rule-making process to implement SB 280 last month.
Montana seeing more drug overdose deaths
By: Mitch Lagge
and last updated 2021-07-15 16:41:54-04
BILLINGS â Comparing 2020 to 2019, the number of drug overdose deaths increased 30% nationwide, while Montana saw a 12% increase in overdose deaths during the same time period, according to data released Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The story is much the same in Billings when it comes to people reaching out for help with substance use disorders or mental health treatment, said Lenette Kosovich, CEO for the Rimrock Foundation mental health and addiction clinic. The pandemic actually produced a second epidemic, and that is a mental health crisis and an increase in substance use disorders. Our phones are ringing off the hook, Kosivich said.
We bring you warnings about air quality in Montana from the Department of Environmental Quality s air monitors, which are set up in various locations. The gauges measure the concentration of particles in the air, in this case, wildfire smoke. From that smoke concentration, the air quality can go from Good to Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups to Unhealthy and then Very Unhealthy, topped off with Hazardous. On the Montana Today s Air website, select the date and you can see specifics on which concentrations cause which air quality listing.
Wondering if you fit in the Sensitive Group? Here are the details:
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