The end of a busy summer and the beginning of mostly an in-classroom school year has kept our Public Health and COVID Incident Management teams busy. I apologize for this delay on a needed update for our present COVID -19 situation. Most of us realize we are no longer in a virus free Montana bubble, […]

Dr. Bill George, Carbon County Public Health Officer August 17, 2020  In the last 4 weeks the answer to this question is becoming more achievable, accurate and useful. Importantly, we are also able to compare our risk level to other counties nationwide -regardless of population density. The Harvard Global Health Institute is a collection of […]

Dr. Bill George, Carbon County Public Health Officer Since July 14, our active case numbers in Carbon County have ranged from 4-14. We have not noticed a rapid rise in new cases.  Remember, only a fraction of people with symptoms get tested and the actual number of active cases is likely 12x the reported number.  […]

Dr. Bill George, Carbon County Public Health Officer Thanks to Beth Steen and Mike Booth for organizing the Red Lodge Business group gathering to discuss our response to COVID-19 and what we can do to stay safe and assure a thriving economy. I would like to share some crucial updates.  Cases are rising in our […]

The Way Forward Dr. Bill George Carbon County Public Health Officer Our Community is Cared For I remember one of my patients who wouldn’t take a walk on one of our beautiful mountain trails during a recent summer for fear of a wildfire starting between him and his car. He had closely followed the devastation […]