HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – The Hill County Health Board met virtually on Friday afternoon to provide their weekly COVID-19 update.
As of early Friday, The Health Department is monitoring over 300 people that are either in isolation (positive COVID-19 cases) or quarantine (close contacts).
Hill County is working with MSU-Northern to add additional contact tracers for the Health Department. They currently have four contact tracers and are training a fifth.
Health Director Kim Larson said they are expecting more cases coming in from the three community events that had potential COVID-19 exposures.
“The hospital has added an additional provider to their (alternative) flu clinic, and additional staff to hopefully be able to work through all the positives, or possible people that need testing from those events…We anticipate quite a few more cases coming from that. We’re hoping we’re wrong but we want to be prepared in case that does happen.”
As of Friday morning, Hill County has conducted 2,440 COVID-19 tests (does not include surveillance testing). 56 have results pending.
Hill County reported an 13 additional cases of COVID-19 on Friday. As of Friday evening, Hill County has reported 212 cases of COVID-19. 66 are active, including one hospitalization.
