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Montana adds 293 new COVID-19 cases, tops 10K total

Posted at 9:57 AM, Sep 19, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-19 11:57:16-04

Montana added 293 new COVID-19 cases to its total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Saturday, the third new daily high in a row.

The number of additional cases set new record highs on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, the state reported 217 additional cases of the virusand 224 cases on Friday.

A complete list of new cases reported by county is below.

Note: Numbers reported by the state each day may differ from those reported by county public health departments due to periodic lag times in reporting data to the state. MTN News counts the updated data individual counties report throughout a given day.

  • TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: Montana now reports 10,163 cumulative cases statewide, with 7,553 people recovered.
  • HOSPITALIZATIONS: The state reports 104 active hospitalizations, 567 total hospitalizations.
  • ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 2,454 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
  • TESTING: The number of tests increased by 2,285 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 300,840.
  • DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is at 156, an increase of ten since Friday.

We will update this story with more information about the newly reported deaths as it becomes available.

Governor Steve Bullock announced a statewide directive requiring face coverings/masks in Montana on July 15. The directive applies to counties that have four or more active cases of COVID-19.

The directive requires that masks be used in most indoor settings and where social distancing cannot be maintained. Bullock said businesses will have the right to deny entry of anyone not wearing a mask.

Click here to read the full text of the face-covering/mask directive.

Total Confirmed, New Daily, Active Cases by County

2,797 Total | 89 New | 930 Active

Flathead County Cases

826 Total | 40 New | 177 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases

113 Total | 25 New | 75 Active

Cascade County Cases

522 Total | 22 New | 263 Active

Roosevelt County Cases

147 Total | 21 New | 95 Active

Missoula County Cases

571 Total | 19 New | 135 Active

Gallatin County Cases

1,200 Total | 15 New | 62 Active

Silver Bow County Cases

209 Total | 11 New | 66 Active

Big Horn County Cases

832 Total | 9 New | 152 Active

Custer County Cases

101 Total | 9 New | 25 Active

Valley County Cases

58 Total | 5 New | 6 Active

Lake County Cases

251 Total | 4 New | 28 Active

Ravalli County Cases

126 Total | 4 New | 9 Active

Rosebud County Cases

558 Total | 4 New | 203 Active

Jefferson County Cases

55 Total | 3 New | 11 Active

Hill County Cases

131 Total | 2 New | 29 Active

Richland County Cases

73 Total | 2 New | 3 Active

Sheridan County Cases

9 Total | 2 New | 4 Active

Carbon County Cases

107 Total | 1 New | 8 Active

Fergus County Cases

54 Total | 1 New | 4 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases

222 Total | 1 New | 23 Active

Lincoln County Cases

105 Total | 1 New | 7 Active

Toole County Cases

70 Total | 1 New | 8 Active

Wheatland County Cases

9 Total | 1 New | 2 Active

Wibaux County Cases

9 Total | 1 New | 1 Active