Covid-19 Upate: Cases back up in Phillips County

October 13, 2021

A Map of active Covid-19 cases around the state of Montana. As of Monday, October 11, Phillips County had 42 reported cases. Map by montana.maps.arcgis.com.

A recent spike in Covid-19 cases brings community awareness back to the forefront.

Just two short months ago, on Monday, August 16, the Phillips County Health Department was reporting zero active cases. On Monday, September 13, that number was 11, and now, as of Thursday, October 7, it's at 42 active cases.

In those two months, Phillips County has had 119 new cases, 10 hospitalizations, and 3 additional deaths.

These numbers are not huge when you compare them to some of the higher populated counties, but this is a dramatic jump for our county.

Phillips County Health Department says on the...

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