MISSOULA — The Missoula City-County Health Department (MCCHD) is reporting that 17 additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed since the Monday update.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stands has dropped from 165 to 158.
Four of the new cases as well as 11 of the currently active cases are associated with the University of Montana.
The total number of confirmed cases in Missoula County stands at 7,872 including 7,632 recoveries and 82 deaths.
The number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations stands at 12 and includes four Missoula County residents.
The average of daily new cases per 100,000 remains at 19. The MCCHD goal is to bring that number down to 25/100,000 people for two consecutive weeks or more.
A call center to help answer questions as Missoula transitions to Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccine distribution has been set up and can be reached at (406) 258-INFO.
The Board of Health announced on Jan. 21 that there will be an easing of several of the COVID-19 restrictions in place for Missoula County.
Missoula County residents can call 406-258-INFO weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to discuss COVID-19 information.
MCCHD has a website solely focused on COVID-19 information which can be found here.
The Missoula City-County Health Department may be alerted to additional cases before the Montana Department of Health and Human Services.