Published on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 1:36pm
HELENA (AP) — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock was joined by U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams Thursday as they commended residents for reducing the spread of COVID-19 in the state while cases are on the rise in other parts of the country.
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Montana has declined in the past two weeks while testing has remained steady, Bullock said. The governor attributes the decline to new restrictions that went into place Nov. 20 that expanded an existing mask mandate to the entire state and required bars and casinos to close by 10 p.m.