Carter County records first COVID-19 case

On Wednesday morning, the Carter County COVID-19 Task Force announced that the county has its first positive case of COVID-19. The case is described as “secondary to a COVID-19 outbreak in Powder River County.

Powder River County is now above the four-active-case threshold for the mask mandate enacted July 15. Powder River County High School will begin remote online instruction beginning on Thursday, September 24th through Friday, October 2nd. They have also canceled all school activities and sports through October 3.

Petroleum County (Winnett) is now the only remaining county in the state with no confirmed cases of the virus.