Ravalli County Public Health Dept.
October 7, 2020
As of 4 p.m. today, Ravalli County Public Health has received 19 new cases of COVID-19. Ravalli County currently has 49 active cases of COVID-19.
RAVALLI COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING AN INFLUX IN NEW CASES WHICH IS OVERWHELMING COUNTY RESOURCES.
- Seven active cases are currently hospitalized.
- The following new cases are currently being investigated by Public Health nurses.
- Male in his fifties
- Female in her forties
- Male in his fifties
- Male in his fifties
- Female in her fifties
- Female in her sixties
- Male in his twenties
- Female in her fifties
- Male in his fifties
- Female in her seventies
- Female in her teens
- Female in her seventies
- Female in her teens
- Male in his sixties
- Male in his twenties
- Male in his seventies
- Female in her teens
- Male
- Male
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Sharon Bartels says
Perhaps if our county commissioners and the sheriffs department had taken the governor’s mask mandate a bit more seriously, COVID cases wouldn’t have escalated.
Mike Miller says
You mean like Missoula County, which has over 9 times as many cases?
Sheriff’s department and County Commission follows Law and Constitution, not mandate.
Scott says
A law is passed by the senate and the house of representatives and signed by the governor. A mandate is made by the governor, with the power given to them by the legislature in a state of emergency.
Overall, a mandate has the same effect as a law. Health officers in the state have said everyone must comply with the Governor’s mandate, which makes the mandate enforceable by health officers and police.
Mike Miller says
Show me in the MCA where it’s a law that mandates must be enforced by LE.
Last I checked, “Health Officers” don’t make law and are NOT Law Enforcement Officers. Show me that also, where the MCA states “Health Officers” make Law.
Editor says
Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 declare that a state of emergency exists in Montana due to the global outbreak of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus.
The legislature has delegated to the Governor authority to respond to emergencies. During a declared state of emergency, the Governor may “control ingress and egress to and from an incident or emergency or disaster area, the movement of persons within the area, and the occupancy of premises within the area.” Section 10-3-104(2)(c), MCA. In responding to the emergency, the Governor “shall use the services and facilities of the existing officers and agencies of the state, and all officers and agencies shall cooperate with and extend their services and facilities to the governor as the governor may request in the carrying out of the purposes of” the emergency response statutes. Section 10-3-305(2).
In addition, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS or Department), acting under the Governor’s direction, may “issue written orders for correction” of “conditions of public health importance” through measures including “isolation and quarantine” and “abatement of public health nuisances.” Section 50-1-202, MCA. A condition of public health importance includes any “disease . . . that is identifiable on an individual or community level and that can reasonably be expected to lead to adverse health effects in the community.” Section 50-1-101(2), MCA. The Department, under the Governor’s direction, may take action to correct public health deficiencies in “buildings or facilities where persons assemble.” Section 50-1-203, MCA. The Department, under the Governor’s direction, may also impose quarantine and isolation measures to protect public health. Section 50-1-204, MCA. Montana law provides that these authorities will be utilized to respond to an “outbreak of disease,” § 10-3-103(4), MCA, and to “limit the transmission of the communicable disease,” see, e.g., § 50-1-101(6), MCA.
Mike Miller says
Editor-
Thanks for verifying with your first sentence that is is NOT a law, but an executive order.