People - the virus doesn't know state or geographical boundaries. It is spread by transmission from person to person. There could be a cluster of cases developed next week that could take out most of the population of Montana and be much worse than NY on a per capita basis. This could easily happen because sadly, we don't have a coordinated, universal testing program in this country. 1 person visits someplace outside Montana and brings it back but doesn't have symptoms so they don't know it. That person goes to a large (relatively speaking) gathering in Montana and spreads it around. Then they spread it around because they think "we're not in a hotspot like NY", we can do whatever we want. At that point it's too late. Again, quarantine everyone for a period of time, TEST EVERYONE like S. Korea, and for those that HAVE to go out, wear a mask, gloves and social distance. If we ALL sacrifice a little now it won't drag out and we won't have to sacrifice so much later. But if we are self-centered and think "it won't happen here", we'll be in this for the long haul. Please, it's not about you - it's about everyone. I know this is a heavy message and I hate posting it here on this board, but we are all in this together, and we all need to understand the facts of the situation and ALL act accordingly.