Hill County Reports 15 New COVID-19 Cases; Harlem Junior/Senior High Closed Until November 30th

HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – The Hill County Health Department reported 15 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and had 12 cases meet the recovery criteria.

The age range with the most new cases was people in their teens, with five (4 males, 1 female).

11 of the cases were found through contact tracing, while four have unknown exposures.

Hill County has now reported 1,052 total COVID-19 cases. 231 are active, including 24 hospitalizations. 795 have recovered and 26 have died.

Blaine County

In Blaine County, Harlem Public Schools announced that the Junior/Senior High School would not return to any form of in-person learning until at least November 30th due to the “high number of staff currently under quarantine.”

This comes after a staff member of the building with “an extensive contact list,” tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.

The District made the closure decision on Tuesday morning during an Emergency Operations Procedures meeting.

The Elementary School will remain in their current hybrid learning model.