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Fourth Person In Montana Dies Of Coronavirus-Related Illness

Update 03/30/2020 4:30 P.M.: This story was updated to include additional deaths.

The state of Montana confirmed two more deaths due to the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the state's total to four.

The Toole County Health Department said two county residents have died. Blair Tomsheck spoke on the county health departments' Facebook page today.

“If you have not been identified as a close contact to a case, you can still protect yourself and your community by staying home as much as possible, by washing your hands frequently, and limiting non essential travel. We live in a small part of Montana, but as we know we are very intertwined with other communities,” Tomsheck says.

Two earlier deaths were reported in Lincoln and Madison counties.

Montana Governor Steve Bullock said he's aware of the positive tests among the senior community in Toole County and has been working to send additional resources to their health care system.