State, Flathead County report new daily records for COVID-19 cases

Montana’s COVID-19 Task Force on Monday announced 56 new coronavirus cases, setting a record for state’s daily total of new positive cases and bringing the state’s cumulative total to closer to 1,000 cases.

Of the 56 new positive cases, about half are split between Yellowstone and Gallatin counties — two areas that have been among the hardest-hit areas with the virus since Montana’s outbreak began in March...