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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda Johnson, Public Information Officer, Big Horn County (406) 679-0572 Corrected Big Horn County Reports 34 Newly-confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Three additional patients hospitalized for a total of 10 HARDIN, MONTANA (July 24, 2020) – Big Horn County added 13 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 21 on Friday for a two-day total of 34. All were when tested. Eight of the cases were reported by the State this morning (Friday, July 24, 2020) on the COVID-19 dashboard map at The new cases are: Age Ranges Female Male Totals Under age 10 2 - 2 Age 10 – 19 2 1 3 Age 20 – 29 1 1 2 Age 30 – 39 2 4 6 Age 40 – 49 1 2 3 Age 50 – 59 3 2 5 Age 60 – 69 3 4 7 Over age 70 3 3 6 Totals 17 17 34 Total confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Big Horn County: Age Ranges Female Male Totals Recovered Active Deaths Under age 10 8 11 19 Age 10 – 19 18 16 34 Age 20 – 29 19 10 29 Age 30 – 39 12 17 29 Age 40 – 49 15 12 27 Age 50 – 59 11 17 28 Age 60 – 69 14 13 27 Over age 70 9 6 15 Totals 106 102 208 89 114 5 Recoveries in Big Horn County increased to 89. Five persons are deceased. Of the 114 active cases, 104 patients are quarantining and recovering at home, and 10 patients are hospitalized. Month Number of Cases April 3 May 27 June 44 July to date (7/24/2020) 129 ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 2 of 2 Big Horn County wants to remind all residents of the County to wear a mask and social distance when outside of their homes and in public. Masks are required when engaged in indoor activities, such as shopping. Masks are not necessary in the event that residents are outdoors and unlikely to come within six feet of other people, such as while taking advantage of our beautiful county, to work, recreate, or exercise. 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