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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda Johnson, Public Information Officer, Big Horn County (406) 679-0572 Big Horn County Reports One Newly-confirmed Case of COVID-19 Four patients hospitalized HARDIN, MONTANA (June 29, 2020) – Big Horn County added one confirmed positive case of COVID- 19 on Monday morning. The patient is a man in his 40‘s who presented with Total confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Big Horn County: Age Ranges Female Male Totals Recovered Active Deaths Under age 10 4 7 11 Age 10 – 19 6 10 16 Age 20 – 29 8 2 10 Age 30 – 39 6 5 11 Age 40 – 49 2 3 5 Age 50 – 59 2 4 6 Age 60 – 69 4 8 12 Over age 70 1 2 3 Totals 33 41 74 43 28 3 Recoveries in the County total 43. Three are deceased. Of the 29 active cases, 24 patients are quarantining and recovering at home, and four are currently hospitalized. Public health wants to remind all residents of Big Horn County of the best ways to prevent the transmission of this illness: stay home; wear a mask when in public; stay at least six feet away from other people; wash your hands thoroughly and often; clean and sanitize frequently-touched surfaces and items; and avoid travel out of the County if at all possible. And if you are feeling sick, do not go to work or leave your home; rather, contact your healthcare provider for guidance. Tracking down contacts to a positive case (contact tracing) is one of the best tools public health can use to slow the spread of the virus. If you believe you were in the presence of a recently confirmed COVID- 19 case for more than five minutes, please call public health so that a nurse may interview you and determine what level of exposure you have: • IHS Public Health Nursing: (406) 638-3478 • Big Horn County Public Health: (406) 665-8720 Big Horn County is the sixth largest county in Montana, at approximately 5,023 square miles, and with a population exceeding 13,000. The local government was established January 13, 1913. Hardin is the County Seat. For more information about the County’s COVID-19 response, please visit our Facebook page at