Restrictions Coming Next Thursday After Hill County Reports 29 More COVID-19 Cases

HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – Hill County reported another 29 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Of the new cases, 18 were found through contact tracing, 10 have unknown exposures and one is travel related.

The age range with the most new cases is people in their 20’s, with eight (4 males, 4 females).

Also on Tuesday, 31 cases in Hill County met the recovery criteria and and four previously announced cases required hospitalization.

With the benchmark for new restrictions having been reached, beginning on November 4th at 5 PM:

  • capacity will be limited to 50 percent at many establishments and most social gatherings with over 25 people will be forbidden, regardless of the ability to social distance

A copy of the draft Health Officer Order released on Monday can be viewed here. The order will be in place for one month, at which point local officials will reassess the situation and decide on how to continue.

Overall, Hill County has now reported 807 total COVID-19 cases. 298 are active, including a record 20 hospitalizations. 487 have recovered and 22 have died.