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Two more coronavirus cases confirmed in Montana

by Daily Inter Lake
| March 16, 2020 7:51 PM

The tally of COVID-19 cases in Montana hit eight on Monday after two more positive tests were confirmed in the state.

One positive test came from a Missoula County man in his 20s, and the other came from a Yellowstone County woman in her 20s, according to a media release from Gov. Steve Bullock’s office. The patients will be isolated or quarantined pursuant to public health guidelines.

Missoula County now has three confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The tests were conducted by the DPHHS Public Health Laboratory. State and local public health laboratories are no longer required to send “presumptive positive” samples to CDC for confirmation, according to the Governor’s Office. From now on, respiratory samples positive for SARS-CoV2 in a state and public-health laboratory will be considered “positive” with no need for further testing.

On Friday, Montana became one of the last states to have a positive case of the virus, and there were six known cases in the state as of Sunday.

According to the state, 311 people have been tested for COVID-19 in Montana.