Cascade County is maintaining COVID-19 restrictions that require 10 p.m. closures and 50 percent occupancy for several types of establishments. Those restrictions were put in place in the Nov. 20 local health order and reaffirmed by the local Board of Health during their Jan. 6 meeting. Gianforte lifts closing, capacity restrictions for bars, restaurants; rules remain in effect in Cascade

The Cascade County City-County Health Department is working with community partners to finish Phase 1A vaccinations to healthcare workers throughout the county this week. Beginning the week of Jan. 18, the community will be able to move into Phase 1B of the state’s vaccine allocation plan. The county will begin receiving allocations regularly and individuals in Phase 1 B will be

Gov. Gianforte, who was sworn in Monday, said during a Tuesday press conference that he intends to rescind the statewide mask mandate that former Gov. Steve Bullock had implemented in July. But, he won’t rescind the mandate until the vaccine is more widely available, specifically to people over 70 and those with specific underlying health conditions, and that he has

The Cascade County City-County Health Department announced Dec. 31 that there had been 12 more COVID-19 related deaths of county residents since Dec. 23, bringing the county’s total to 107. These individuals were: 1 male in his 60s 4 females in their 70s 2 males in their 70s 1 female in her 80s 2 males in their 80s 2 males

Cascade County’s COVID-19 case rate has dropped significantly. As of Dec. 30, the average new daily case rate for the previous week dropped to 25 per 100,000, according to Trisha Gardner, county health officer. County COVID-19 rates continuing to drop; healthcare providers asking residents not to call about vaccines The previous week it was 66 per 100,000. In October, the

Local health providers are asking residents not to call with questions about receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Providers in the county received the first doses of the vaccine in mid-December and Cascade County remains in Phase 1A of the vaccine distribution plan. County adds 4 more COVID-19 related deaths People who will be vaccinated in Phase 1A are health care workers