Bullock: Clear Montanans have let their guard down

During a press conference Thursday, Gov. Steve Bullock encouraged Montanans to wear masks and Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney released the governor’s plan for “Re-opening Safe and Healthy Schools” in the state.

“Yesterday, on July 1, we surpassed over 1,000 cases of COVID-19 since the virus first came to Montana and was identified in mid-March,” Bullock said. “... Montana still maintains the lowest number of positives, hospitalizations and deaths per capita in the continental United States. I say this not to de-emphazise the seriousness of new cases we’ve seen over these past few weeks,...