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Kim Larson, health officer for Hill County, is still trying to convince many in her northern Montana county that COVID-19 is more than a bad case of the flu. As of mid-December, the county of 16,000 residents had recorded more than 1,500 cases of the illness and 33 deaths. (Tony Bynum for KHN)

Kim Larson, health officer for Hill County, is still trying to convince many in her northern Montana county that COVID-19 is more than a bad case of the flu. As of mid-December, the county of 16,000 residents had recorded more than 1,500 cases of the illness and 33 deaths. (Tony Bynum for KHN)

December 29, 2020

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Nine months into the pandemic that has killed more than 320,000 people in the U.S., Kim Larson is still trying to convince others in her northern Montana county that COVID-19 is dangerous.