HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — Ravalli County health officers are investigating a cluster of COVID-19 cases.
The health department says the initial case involved a man in his 50's who was believed to have caught the virus while traveling outside the county.
The man was hospitalized on Sunday.
Health Director Karyn Johnston says nine more people were tested because of contact with the man and seven of them tested positive.
All are male and are isolated at home.
Two are in their 60's, two are in their 20's and three are between the ages of 10 and 19.
Public health officials have placed more than 30 identified contacts in quarantine.
