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Health officer says masking still important after Montana governor lifts statewide mask order
Health officer says to stay diligent as Montana governor lifts mask mandate
By: Russ Riesinger
and last updated 2021-02-10 19:45:31-05
Yellowstone County Health Officer John Felton is urging people to continue to make âgood decisionsâ as Montana moves closer to lifting its mask mandate. Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Wednesday that he will let the mask mandate for the state expire on Friday.
âI think we are in a good place right now. We have seen our case counts come way down,â Felton said after Gianforte s announcement.
Yellowstone County updates COVID total with 209 cases stretching back to October
Testing labs delayed report to state
Billings City Council adds 209 COVID cases to reconcile count
and last updated 2021-02-02 11:01:30-05
BILLINGS â To reconcile the Yellowstone County COVID-19 case numbers, 209 cases stretching back to October 2020 were added to the case totals over four days last week, Yellowstone County Health Officer John Felton told the Billings City Council Monday night.
The total had to be reconciled due to a lapse in reporting between testing labs and the state. Felton said once a test comes back positive, the lab notifies public health so its staff can follow up with contact tracing. Then the lab sends the numbers to the state to be added to the state dashboard.
"The fall school semester has been reassuring insofar as the type of rapid spread that was frequently observed in congregate living facilities or high-density work sites has not been reported in education settings in schools," CDC researchers wrote.