Hill County's COVID death toll rises to 56, Fort Belknap enters partial shutdown

Hill County Health Department has reported another COVID-19-related death in the county, bringing the total number of deaths to 56, and Fort Belknap Indian Community has enacted another partial shutdown.

The Hill County Health Department report, issued Friday, also listed 22 new cases confirmed Thursday and Friday, bringing the total number of active cases in the county to 191 with 14 active hospitalizations.

Fort Belknap reported Friday five new cases, 51 active with one active hospitalization. Its numbers are included in either the Blaine or Phillips county numbers.

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