COVID-19 Cases Declining Statewide
Area health officials are stressing that flu shots are more important this year than ever because the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to keep the community safe, health officials offer advice and information on these two infections are related.
COVID-19 and the flu are each highly contagious respiratory infections, but have some key differences. They are caused by different viruses. COVID-19 is more infectious, and there is a vaccine to prevent the flu. There are some symptom similarities between the two, which may make it difficult to determine which illness you have if you are experiencing symptoms such as fever, fatigue, cough, difficulty breathing, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, vomiting and diarrhea. Flu can be a more mild illness than COVID-19, and COVID-19 symptoms also can include loss of taste or smell. It may be necessary to receive testing to determine which illness you are experiencing.
To get a flu shot, make an appointment with the Roosevelt County Health Department or make an appointment with your primary care provider.
Flu shots are available at the following locations: Roosevelt County Health Department, Chief Redstone IHS Clinic in Wolf Point, Verne E. Gibbs IHS Clinic in Poplar, Listerud Rural Health Clinic in Wolf Point, Riverside Clinic in Poplar and Roosevelt Medical Clinic in Culbertson.
Vaccines are covered by health insurance, Medicaid and Medicare. If you don’t have health insurance, call the health department for assistance at 653-6223.
As of Tuesday, Dec. 29, the State of Montana is reporting 70 active cases of COVID-19 in Roosevelt County. A total of 42 deaths have been reported. There have been 1,271 recovered cases overall. There have been 1,383 cumulative cases. At press time, numbers from the Roosevelt County Health Department were unavailable.
In McCone County, there are seven active cases. There have been 142 confirmed cases and 135 are listed as recovered.
As of Tuesday, Dec. 29, Valley County’s active count was eight, with 650 cases listed as recovered. Valley County reported eight deaths due to COVID-19 and/or complications.
Daniels County had two active cases as of Tuesday, Dec. 29. The county has 131 recovered cases and 138 cumulative cases. Five deaths have occurred due to COVID-19 and/or complications. There are no
