Roosevelt County Has 131 Active Cases
Montana State Number Of COVID-19 Cases Reaches 12,700
As the area COVID-19 case count climbs, the Fort Peck Tribes have begun releasing the number of active COVID-19 cases among the enrolled Native American population living on the reservation broken down by community.
As of Sept. 28, there were 173 positive cases in the enrolled Native American population on the Fort Peck Reservation. Among these 173 cases, Poplar has 108; Wolf Point, 40; Fort Kipp, four; Frazer, 13; Brockton, six; and Riverside, two. Oswego had no active cases.
As of Tuesday, Sept. 29, Roosevelt County has 121 current active cases of COVID-19. Recoveries numbered 248 and there has been four confirmed deaths. 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.
As of Sunday, Sept. 27, Valley County’s active count was 30, with 59 cases listed as recovered and 89 cases overall. McCone County had four active cases with 19 listed as recovered. Total cases are 23. There have been no deaths recorded.
As of Sunday, Sept. 27, the Phillips County Health Department was reporting four active cases. One hundred eighteen cases are listed as recovered. Three cases have been listed as involving hospitalizations, with none of those listed as active.
For Richland County, there are 35 active cases and 72 recovered cases as of Tuesday, Sept. 29. Total deaths are two. There have been 109 total cases in the county.
Statewide
According to Montana health officials, 25,917 tests were completed statewide between Sept. 23 and Sept. 28. A total of 339,926 tests have been conducted statewide since the start of the pandemic.
The state’s total number of known cases now stands at 12,724 since the start of the pandemic.
Around the state, there are 3,454 active cases which is an increase from 2,600 active cases on Sept. 22. There’s been a total of 709 hospitalizations with 166 active hospitalizations.
By Tuesday, Sept. 29, 177 deaths had been reported statewide, up by 14 since Sept. 22. A total of 9,093 people are listed as recovered.
Area Schools
The Frontier Elementary School will continue distance learning for at least the next week.
The Frazer School board remains in distance learning until Oct. 4. All staff will be in the building daily and teachers will be available to assist students. Students will be provided a packet and be required to attend Google meetings with their teachers for direct instruction.
The Wolf Point School District remains in plan B with two groups of students attending school on alternating days to limit student numbers at the school.
At press time, Poplar School District is still on a full distance learning schedule.
Brockton High School students are attending in person. The elementary and middle school are on split schedules.
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.
On Sept. 22, the TEB voted in favor of a partial shutdown due to increasing threats from the COVID-019 pandemic. The following tribal departments are deemed essential and will not be required to cease operations: central finance, community service programs, corrections, law enforcement, dialysis, TSHIP, relief assistance, DES, tribal courts, tribal health and IRR. Remaining tribal departments will be considered on-call.
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.
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.
