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While COVID-19 infection rates continue to decline in Montana, the respiratory disease remains a significant concern in two of the state s most populous counties; Cascade and Yellowstone.
Nearly 42% of all currently active COVID-19 cases in Montana are reported in these two counties alone, with Cascade County reporting 248 and Yellowstone County 137, out of a statewide total of 922 active cases. Other counties reporting large numbers of active cases are Flathead (97), Ravalli (60) and Gallatin (56).
Twelve of Montana s 56 counties now report no active cases of COVID-19. These include Liberty, Phillips, Prairie, Garfield, Petroleum, Judith Basin, Meagher, Wheatland, Golden Valley, Treasure, Powder River and Beaverhead counties.
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Terry Macpheat
The demand to raise poultry like chickens and ducks rose during the pandemic and so did salmonella cases nationally and statewide.
On Tuesday the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services announced that an increase in Montana salmonella cases was linked to raising backyard poultry. Epidemiologist Rachel Hinnenkamp says it’s great more people are trying their hand at raising their own flock but there are risks to the practice.
“Your birds can look and act healthy, but they can still have bacteria in their feathers that can make you sick.”
Last year, 24 Montanans were linked to a country-wide outbreak of over 1,700 salmonella cases. In total, over 330 people were hospitalized in what became the largest multi-state outbreak in over a decade.