PCHD urges community to stay home, avoid large gatherings

As of Monday afternoon, the State of Montana website is reporting 34 active cases in Phillips County, out of a total of 395 total cases. Between December 14 and 17, the Phillips County Health Department reported 30 new cases. 34 cases are reported as active, out of a total of 394, with 350 cases considered recovered and seven hospitalizations out of a total of 38. At last reporting, ten county residents have lost their lives.

In a Facebook post on December 16, the PC Health Department announced the tenth death in the county and issued this statement:

“Transmission of COVID-19 is very high righ...