As State COVID 19 cases surge, Phillips County remains under Mask Mandate

As of October 12, 2020, 423 new cases of COVID cases were reported in Montana, bringing the statewide total to 19,125 with a total recovered caseload of 11,481. Currently, 904 Montanans are hospitalized with the virus, and 11,481 patients are considered recovered. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, more than half of US states are seeing an increase in new coronavirus cases, with Montana being one of five states reporting a jump of more than 50-percent in the last week. More than 214,000 people have died from the virus in the U.S.

While the surrounding counties are seeing a spike...