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Montana Receives Second Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases In Consecutive Days

By • 19 hours ago

The State of Montana reported its second highest single day uptick in COVID-19 cases on Jun. 30. This comes after a new record count was set earlier this week.

Bullock Addresses Increased COVID-19 Cases And Testing

By • Jun 24, 2020
Gov. Steve Bullock annonces his Coronavirus Task Force on March 3, 2020 in response to the growing number of cases reported in the United States. Bullock says the task force is a multi-agency group that will coordinate public health response.
Corin Cates-Carney / Montana Public Radio

On Wednesday, Gov. Steve Bullock said there is no doubt Montana has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases since moving into Phase 2 of its economic reopening plan in early June.

Montana has reported 766 total known cases. Nearly one-third of those were reported since June 1st. During Wednesday’s press conference, Bullock said 136 people have tested positive for the disease over the past week.

COVID-19 Motivates Policy Overhaul For County Jails In Montana

By Charles Bolte • Jun 24, 2020

 


This story is part of our series that looks at lasting ways Montana is adapting during the pandemic. It’s funded in part by the Solutions Journalism Network.

Criminal justice system reformers for years have sought to reduce county jail and state prison populations in Montana. The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the process, mostly at county detention facilities across the state.

Montana Unemployment Applications Drop, 47K Still Out Of Work

By • Jun 4, 2020
Montana's April 2020 unemployment by county (accessed May 28)
Courtesy Montana Department of Labor and Industry

Applications for unemployment benefits in Montana have declined — but are still much higher than normal — as the state continued to lift closures designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, officials said Thursday.

Montana's New COVID-19 Cases Tied To Cluster Outbreaks In Big Horn, Yellowstone Counties

By • Jun 2, 2020

More than a dozen new cases of the COVID-19 illness in Montana can be traced to two separate cluster outbreaks in Yellowstone and Big Horn counties, officials say.

Man Escapes From Deer Lodge Prison

By • Jun 1, 2020
Aerial view of Deer Lodge, Montana.
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A search for a Montana State Prison inmate who escaped from the prison’s work reentry center over the weekend continued Monday.

Yellowstone County Inmate Tests Positive For COVID-19

By editor • May 27, 2020

An inmate at a county jail in southern Montana has tested positive for the COVID-19 illness.

Gyms, Public Health Officials Wade Through Reopening Confusion

By • May 20, 2020
Man in a gym running on a treadmill.
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Reopening gyms and fitness studios in a uniform and consistent way has been difficult for public health officials because every facility is different. Now counties are saying the governor’s guidance on reopening doesn’t answer all their questions.

Yellowstone County Launches Website To Help Businesses Affected By COVID-19

By • Apr 13, 2020

Next week a website to help Yellowstone County businesses navigate the financial challenges of the coronavirus outbreak will be up and running with up to date, credible information. 

Montana County Attorneys Prepare To Enforce Stay At Home Directive

By & • Mar 27, 2020

Montana Governor Steve Bullock’s stay at home directive goes into effect at midnight through April 10.

County attorneys are to enforce the directive that prohibits Montanans from leaving their homes, with exceptions for essential trips to access food, medical care, low-risk recreation and some exempted work.

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