As of Wednesday, June 17, 2020, Montana reports 630 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with eighteen new cases reported in the last day: six in Custer County, three in Gallatin County, two each in Big Horn, Flathead, and Missoula Counties, and one new case in each of three counties: Carbon, Cascade, and Ravalli Counties. Statewide, 78 people have been hospitalized, 72 cases are active, and five people are currently being treated in the hospital for COVID-19. Gallatin County has had the largest number of confirmed cases in any of the counties in the state of Montana, with 191 cases so far. Sadly, another person has died in Montana of COVID-19, bringing the total to 20 people. The latest person to succumb was a woman in Big Horn County. 538 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Montana. Nationwide, more than 119,000 Americans have died.

Some Florida bars and restaurants have closed just a week after reopening, shut down as Florida’s second coronavirus wave hits. The state’s health department has confirmed two consecutive days with more than 2,000 new cases each day, breaking records set when the pandemic began in March. Businesses in Jacksonville have reported that customers have contracted coronavirus from other patrons. A pub in Jacksonville announced its closure after 15 people contracted coronavirus there. A woman among those infected said that all 15, who were friends, had tested positive following a June 6 gathering at the pub. Other businesses are reporting similar outbreaks and have closed for disinfection and to test employees and to alert as many customers as possible.

New cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in Alabama and South Carolina in the second week of June compared to the prior week, as 17 U.S. states reported weekly increases in the spread of the novel coronavirus. Alabama’s new cases rose 97% for the week ended June 14, with 14% of COVID-19 tests coming back positive compared to 6% in the prior week. New cases in South Carolina rose 86%.

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