Hospitals pushed to the brink with new COVID cases

HELENA, Mont. – As cases of COVID-19 and related hospitalizations increase in Montana, medical leaders are asking residents to help prevent the spread of the deadly disese. In June, an average of 50 new cases of COVID-19 were reported per day and 54 people were hospitalized. Now, the case average is 341 and 200 people are hospitalized. The president of the Montana Medical Association is urging people to get vaccinated and mask up, to help avoid the impacts on health care systems and schools.
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