Another COVID-19-related death in Hill County

Hill County Health Department reported Friday the county has suffered another COVID-19-related death, bringing the county to 50 deaths since the disease was first confirmed in Montana.

The update on the state tracking map this morning reports Montana has seen a total of 1,887 deaths so far.

That includes the Hill County total and 24 deaths in Blaine County, seven in Chouteau County and one in Liberty County.

The news comes as Pfizer announced this morning that tests have shown that the vaccine it and its German partner BioNTech developed is safe and effective in children ages 5-11, with...