Ages of COVID-19 infected lowering

The delta variant of COVID-19 is affecting more and more young people as it becomes the dominant strain of the virus in this newest nationwide surge, and the Hi-Line seems to be no exception.

While data from the state suggests that Liberty and Chouteau counties have a more even spread of cases in terms of age ranges, Hill and Blaine counties have seen a considerable number of new COVID-19 cases in young people these past few weeks.

From Aug. 9 to Aug. 22 Hill County identified 91 new cases of COVID-19. More than half of them were in people between the ages of zero and 29.

Among these age group...