The Gallatin Valley Mall will announce in a press release later today that it is closed as of Wednesday March 18th at 6 pm and will remain closed until April 1st. Some of the stores that have separate outside entrances are discussing their options and store hours.
A 4th case of the Corona Virus has been confirmed as of 10 pm March 18th in the Gallatin Valley. A man in his 60's tested positive. He had traveled to California and is self quarantining at his home outside of Big Sky. There are currently 12 confirmed cases in Montana and 773 people have been tested. Nationally there are 7,038 confirmed cases of the Corona Virus and 97 deaths.
The Gallatin County Health Department announced at their 12 pm press conference today March 18th that the Gallatin County Board of Health will meet at 3 pm today to likely extend the the dining room closure of public eating and drinking establishments from March 24th to Friday April 3, 2020. Public eating and drinking establishments can still provide food-to-go and delivery services. This does not apply to grocery stores, their deli counters or convenience stores.