Roosevelt County Has Nine Active Cases As Of Tuesday, State Number Tops 7,509

As of press time Tuesday, Sept. 1, Roosevelt County has nine current active cases of COVID-19. Thirty- two cases are listed as recovered and there has been one confirmed death. Forty-two total cases have been reported since the beginning of the pandemic. The case count changes daily and all are encourage to visit the Roosevelt County Health Department’s Facebook page or call 653-6124 for confirmation of the official daily count to ensure compliance with the governor’s mask mandate. Both are updated by 11 a.m. daily.

Valley County’s active count was nine, with 37 cases listed as recovered and 46 cases overall. Case 41 is a female aged 10-19 who is not hospitalized. The investigation and contact tracing are ongoing. Case 42 is a female aged 60-69 who is not hospitalized. Case 43 is a female aged 30-39, not hospitalized. Case 44 is a male aged 30-39, not hospitalized. Case 45 is a female aged 10-19 who is not hospitalized. Case 46 is a male aged 40-49, not hospitalized. Face coverings or masks are recommended in public places at all times, regardless of the number of active cases in Valley County.

McCone County has six active cases. The McCone Health Department is encouraging all businesses to follow the signage and mask mandate and consult with your corporate headquarters to make sure you are in compliance. This involves all businesses that have indoor spaces open to the public.

As of Aug. 31, the Phillips County Health Department is reporting three active cases. One hundred eight cases are listed as recovered. Three cases have been listed as involving hospitalizations, with one of those listed as active.

The governor’s July 15 directive for counties with four or more active cases requires face masking in any indoor space, open to the public, is mandatory for people ages five years and older. For children 2-4 years of age, face coverings are strongly encouraged. A drape may be used for babies.

The governor changed his mask directive on Aug. 12 to include all public and private schools to require wearing masks in any county with four or more active COVID-19 cases.

County sheriffs and other law enforcement across the state have said that the mask mandate is not enforceable and violations should not be called into 911.

On Aug. 31, Wolf Point Schools announced that a staff member has tested positive COVID-19. The staff member is no longer on campus and has been referred for medical treatment. Roosevelt County Health Department will be conducting contact tracing.

Frontier School announced Sept. 1 that the school will not be transitioning to level B with the number of active cases holding at nine by Monday.

Statewide

According to Montana health officials, 885 COVID-19 cases in the state were reported between Aug. 25 and Sept. 1, making the state’s total number of known cases 7,509 since the start of the pandemic. Around the state, 1,636 people are known to be currently infected, up 309 from Aug. 25. A total of 447 have been hospitalized with 140 currently hospitalized. A total of 5,459 people are listed as recovered. By Tuesday, Sept. 1, 105 deaths had been reported statewide, up from 97 deaths Aug. 25.

Tests completed statewide over the past week numbered 2,058 with a total of 252,296 tests conducted statewide since the start of the pandemic.

The first case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children associated with COVID-19 has been confirmed in Montana, state and Teton County officials told area media Aug. 29. The patient, a Teton County resident between 10 and 19, received treatment at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, officials with the Montana Department of Health and Human Services and the Teton County Health Department said. The patient has been discharged and is recovering at home. The patient is not infectious and does not need to further isolate, officials said, adding it the only case of MIS-C in Montana. Most states have 10 or fewer reported cases.

Fort Peck Tribes

The Fort Peck Tribes moved to phase two Monday, Aug. 31, and the reservation-wide curfew is now Midnight to 5 a.m. All households are being asked to maintain 6 feet distance when not in public, no gatherings of 30 or more people, and essential travel only for medical appointments and supplies. Casinos may be open from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. with restrictions in place. Basketball hoops will be reinstated. Use of hand sanitizer is strongly encouraged. In a Facebook post Sept. 1, tribal executive board member Kaci Wallette shared information about pandemic relief assistance payments: “You can submit your application all online for the second disbursement for the Fort Peck Tribes COVID-19 Relief Assistance payment.” The application is available by visiting fort_peck_ tribes_cares_act_2nd_relief_ payment.formstack.com/ forms/?4027867-itNp36tlmx& fbclid=IwAR1aqWqnzxsi 93WBV5bhzzS9B0u7tpgb-Sm7GgTzHtEHVNRfhhmIiegY7gMg.