Sen. Steve Daines | Image Source: Facebook - Credit: Senator Steve Daines
Sen. Steve Daines | Image Source: Facebook - Credit: Senator Steve Daines
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) wrote a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urging them to conduct an assessment of Montana’s COVID-19 pandemic statistics.
Daines also requested additional federal assistance to help decrease the impacts of the coronavirus crisis.
“Montana is currently experiencing a regional surge of COVID-19 cases," Daines wrote in the letter. “Nationally, we have the third-highest rate of new cases and the second-highest rate of test positivity. Last week, an average of 84% of hospitals in Montana reported either new confirmed or new suspected COVID-19 patients each day. As Montana is experiencing a record number of positive COVID-19 cases and our hospitals across the state are reaching capacity, I respectfully request FEMA to conduct a needs assessment and consider providing additional federal relief that will protect the health of Montanans, including those in our rural and tribal communities, and support our local and state officials who are on the front lines of this public health crisis.”
Citizens are urged to read Daines' letter to Regional Administrator DePalo, by visiting https://www.daines.senate.gov/download/10/17/20-fema-letter.
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