Roosevelt County Has 47 Active Cases
As Of Tuesday, State Number Tops 9,244
Known active COVID-19 cases in Montana, September 15, 2020
Active cases in county Counties with cases reported Counties with 4+ active cases, subject to mask mandate
As of press time Tuesday, Sept. 15, Roosevelt County has 47 current active cases of COVID-19. Fifty-eight cases are listed as recovered and there has been one confirmed death. One hundred six 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.
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.
The Brockton School District issued the following statement Sept. 9: “The COVID 19 situation within the community is also affecting the school. Currently, we have 3 students who have confirmed positive COVID 19 test results. Additionally, we have several students under quarantine for precautionary measures. We also have several students out with various illnesses. While we have not been provided with information about specific grades being affected, we are concerned that the various illnesses, quarantines, etc. are impacting students and staff throughout the school at most or all grade levels.
“Therefore, we have made the decision to close the school facility and campus at 2 p.m. [Sept. 9] and transition to our online learning model for the next week and a half. Students have, or will be provided with, Chromebooks so they can log onto their classes from home during the next several days. Lunches will be delivered to all students’ homes each day through Sept. 18. During the closure, all classrooms, hallways, bathrooms and other public areas will be cleaned and disinfected. Inclass school will resume on Sept. 21. The bus will run at the normal time on that day.”
Statewide
According to Montana health officials, 863 COVID-19 cases in the state were reported between Sept. 9 and Sept. 15, making the state’s total number of known cases 9,244 since the start of the pandemic. Around the state, 1,992 people are known to be currently infected, down 38 from Sept. 19. A total of 539 have been hospitalized with 109 currently hospitalized. A total of 7,150 people are listed as recovered. By Tuesday, Sept. 15, 140 deaths had been reported statewide, up by 21 cases since Sept. 9.
Tests completed statewide over the past week numbered 2,474 with a total of 289,368 tests conducted statewide since the start of the pandemic.
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.
According to Tribal Executive Board member Jestin Dupree, enrolled individuals can submit their application 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= IwAR1aqWqnzxsi93WB-V5bhzzS9B0u7tpgbSm7GgTzHtE-HVNRfhhmIiegY7gMg.
