Phillips County COVID-19 Update as of October 26

As of Monday, October 26, The Phillips County Health Department reports two new positive cases of COVID-19 cases in the county. That brings the number of active cases to twenty, and the number of total cases to 163, with 143 recoveries. While 11 patients have previously been hospitalized with the virus, at present there are no active hospitalizations.

Hi-Line Retirement Center has five active cases amongst residents and six active cases amongst staff. Three staff members are considered recovered. One Malta Middle School student is currently considered an active case and is isolating at hom...