Roundup Record Tribune & Winnett Times -

COVID-19 continues to spread in communities across Montana, including our own. As of Thursday, Oct. 22, Musselshell County had 32 active cases equating to a 60% increase from the week prior and does not include those tests conducted at hospitals outside of our county. In comparison, during the week of Oct. 5-9, Musselshell County went from zero active cases to six. Since the pandemic began in March, we have had a total of 97 cases of COVID-19 and one death. One third of our total cases during this pandemic have occurred in just three weeks of October.

Montana is in the midst of a surge and,...