State COVID tracking map disparities being worked on

The Montana Department of Health and Human Services appears to be experiencing a technical issue that has caused a significant disparity between the COVID-19 numbers being reported by the Hill County Health Department and the state.

In the past few weeks DPHHS’ COVID-19 tracking map has reported significantly fewer cases than the Hill County Health Department has, but in recent days has been reporting significantly more.

Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg, also the county’s health officer, said last week that the state has been working to fix the issue causing this difference.

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