Flathead County resident is Montana’s 7th coronavirus death

A Flathead County resident is Montana’s seventh coronavirus death as the state’s total cases neared 400 on Monday. The Flathead City-County Health Department said the individual who died Sunday was over the age of 65 and had underlying health conditions. Out of respect for the family, no further information would be released, health officer Hillary Hanson said.

On Monday, the state Department of Public Health and Human Services reported Montana has 394 cases, an increase of 29 since Friday. Twenty-one people out of 47 who had been hospitalized remain in the hospital.

Gallatin County has 138 cases, just over a third of the state’s total. Sixty-two of the county’s cases were confirmed among people ages 20-39.

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