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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 Confirms One New Case of COVID-19 25 active cases in County HARDIN, MONTANA (June 7, 2020) – Big Horn County added one confirmed positive case of COVID- 19 late on Saturday night. The patient is a female in her 30’s who tested due to This case is already accounted for in the totals announced Sunday morning by the State of Montana. Total confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Big Horn County: Age Ranges Female Male Totals Recovered Active Deaths Under age 10 1 4 5 Age 10 – 19 5 6 11 Age 20 – 29 5 1 6 Age 30 – 39 2 1 3 Age 40 – 49 - 2 2 Age 50 – 59 1 4 5 Age 60 – 69 2 2 4 Over age 70 1 2 3 Totals 17 22 39 13 25 1 Of the earlier confirmed-positive cases, a total of 13 patients have recovered and one person is deceased. The remaining 24 patients are quarantining and recovering at home and one patient is hospitalized. The Big Horn County Public Health Department and Indian Health Service (IHS) Public Health Nursing are tracing the contacts of this new case. All close contacts will be notified, interviewed, and given instructions for further action if required. 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: (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