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Montana adds 2 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, including first Fergus County case

Posted at 9:58 AM, Apr 30, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-30 14:53:48-04

Montana added two new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including the first case reported in Fergus County, according to the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map.

The statewide total number of cases now stands at 453. Park County also added a new case Thursday, bringing their total to eight.

The Park County case involves a man in his 60s, and the Fergus County case is a man in his 40s.

Fergus County Disaster & Emergency Services said in a Facebook post: "This individual is a resident of Fergus County who has been out of State for an extended period and acquired the disease out of State and has not returned to Montana. This individual will recover out of state before returning home."

Yellowstone County remains at a total of 80 cases, but the number of active cases dropped to eight.

The number COVID-19 deaths in Montana remains at 16. The most recent death was reported Tuesday in Yellowstone County.

Of the total cases, 392 people have recovered. Five people remain hospitalized, and a total of 61 people received treatment for the disease in a hospital.

The state has conducted 13,914 tests, an increase of 386 in the last 24-hour reporting period.

The state reported no new cases on Wednesday.

RELATED: Bullock: Montana to ramp up COVID-19 testing

Total Confirmed Cases and New Daily Cases by County

Fergus County

1 Total Cases | 1 New Cases

Park County

8 Total Cases | 1 New Cases

Beaverhead County

1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Big Horn County

3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Broadwater County

4 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Carbon County

6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Cascade County

15 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Deer Lodge County

3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Flathead County

37 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Gallatin County

146 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Glacier County

6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Golden Valley County

3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Hill County

1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Jefferson County

2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Lake County

5 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Lewis and Clark County

16 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Liberty County

1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Lincoln County

7 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Madison County

8 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Meagher County

1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Missoula County

39 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Musselshell County

1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Pondera County

2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Ravalli County

5 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Richland County

3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Roosevelt County

7 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Silver Bow County

11 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Stillwater County

1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Toole County

29 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Wheatland County

1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Yellowstone County

80 Total Cases | 0 New Cases