Coronavirus Resources & Updates

Financial resources from Montana's coronavirus relief fund will be given to Yellowstone County officials, to assist in compliance of the public health order, according to Governor Bullock

Billings' hospitals were more than 90 percent full over the weekend, according to Montana DPHHS reports, with Billings Clinic and St. V's hitting new COVID-19 daily records.

Last week, Felton announced that "immediate" restrictions would be put in place if an average of 50 new cases per 100,000 residents a day was reported. Yellowstone County ended last week with an average of more than 61 new positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents.

Beginning this upcoming Monday (10/12), RiverStone Health will again be offering free COVID-19 testing, but the location is moving.

According to a press release today (Monday 10/5) from RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County's public health department, we hit new records in the past month with regard to COVID-19.

850 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Yellowstone County last month, with more than 300 of those cases still active as of July 31.

An effort to "Mask Up Billings" and help supply our local businesses with face coverings will continue this week, thanks to the Yellowstone County Economic Response and Recovery Team.

The Yellowstone County Economic Response and Recovery Team led an effort to hand out more than 35,000 masks at several businesses around Billings, and one in Laurel on July 15.

Effective immediately, residents in Montana counties that have four or more active COVID-19 cases, will be required to wear a face covering in certain spaces.

A total of 237 people were tested today. Because of staffing capacity, only 175 tests will be available each day at the testing site.

Riverstone Health has issued some reminders to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 this 4th of July weekend.

Beginning next Friday, May 15, these businesses can reopen with " strict guidelines limiting capacity, requiring social distancing, and imposing thorough sanitation requirements."