Lewis and Clark County seeing record COVID-19 test positivity rate

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ANOTHER GRIMMILESTONE IN MONTANA'S CURRENTSURGE INCOVID-19 CASES.

THEMONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICHEALTH A NDHUMAN SERVIC ESREPORTED TODAY THAT 510 ACTIVEHOSPITALIZATIONS FM ROTHECORONAVIRUS THAT SURPASSES THEPREVIOUS HIGH OF 506 THATOCCURR EDLAST NOVEMBER.

WELDISSUING THE STATE ADDEDANOTR HE0013 CASES KEEPINGACTIVE CASES ABOVE 12,016.WELL, NEW REPORTED DEATHS PUTTHE STATEWIDE DEATH TOLL FROMTHE VIRUS HAD 2000, 109 JUSTUNDER 500,000 MONTANANS ARECONSIDERED FULLY VACCINATEDTHATS I54% OF THE ELIGIBLEPOPULATION AND CLARK PUBLICHEAL THSAYS LOCAL CASE RATESARE THE HIGHEST THEY HAVE BEENSINCE EARLY DECEMBERF OLASTYEAR.

MTN TOM BUCHANAN HASMO.

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