Montana reports 2 additional deaths, 139 new COVID-19 cases (Tuesday, Sept. 15)

Montana state health officials reported two additional deaths and 139 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, according to the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map.

The state death toll now stands at 140. Two additional deaths were reported by Yellowstone County health officials Tuesday. Here's the full press release:

RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County’s public health department, reports two additional Yellowstone County residents died in late August due to COVID-19 related illness.

While these deaths occurred at the end of August, due to data reconciliation, they are being reported today, and are reflected on the Tuesday, September 15 state COVID-19 tracking map.

On Saturday, August 29, a man in his 90s passed away in a Yellowstone County senior living facility of COVID-19 related illness.

On Monday, August 31, a woman also in her 90s passed away due to COVID-19 related illness in another Yellowstone County senior living facility.

To protect the privacy of the deceased and their families, RiverStone Health will not release further information.

“I hope that the families and friends of the deceased have found peace in the few weeks since their loved ones have passed,” said John Felton, Yellowstone County Health Officer, President and CEO of RiverStone Health.

“Eighteen Yellowstone County residents lost their lives due to COVID-19 related illness in August. Because of COVID-19, 54 families in our community are no longer able hear the voice of their loved one or share stories of the day. Please do your part so that more families don’t needlessly suffer the pain of losing a loved one to COVID-19,” said Felton.

To date, 2,536 Yellowstone County residents have been infected with COVID-19 and 54 have died.

Missoula County reported the highest number of new cases with 30. Rosebud County reported 27 new cases, followed by Yellowstone County with 19. Cascade County reported 17 new cases, and Big Horn County added nine cases.

The remaining new cases were spread across 16 Montana Counties.

New Cases by County

Missoula County Cases

502 Total | 30 New | 65 Active

Rosebud County Cases

466 Total | 27 New | 326 Active

Yellowstone County Cases

2,536 Total | 19 New | 671 Active

Cascade County Cases

463 Total | 17 New | 205 Active

Big Horn County Cases

791 Total | 9 New | 114 Active

Gallatin County Cases

1,160 Total | 7 New | 36 Active

Flathead County Cases

736 Total | 5 New | 135 Active

McCone County Cases

19 Total | 4 New | 4 Active

Carbon County Cases

102 Total | 2 New | 7 Active

Custer County Cases

81 Total | 2 New | 10 Active

Glacier County Cases

168 Total | 2 New | 27 Active

Hill County Cases

115 Total | 2 New | 16 Active

Lake County Cases

243 Total | 2 New | 44 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases

211 Total | 2 New | 12 Active

Lincoln County Cases

105 Total | 2 New | 14 Active

Roosevelt County Cases

87 Total | 2 New | 48 Active

Beaverhead County Cases

75 Total | 1 New | 3 Active

Jefferson County Cases

47 Total | 1 New | 4 Active

Musselshell County Cases

28 Total | 1 New | 5 Active

Ravalli County Cases

117 Total | 1 New | 7 Active

Sheridan County Cases

7 Total | 1 New | 2 Active

Active Cases by County

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.

The total cumulative cases in the state since the pandemic began has reached 9,244, and there have been 7,150 recoveries. There are now 1,954 active cases in the state.

There are 109 people currently hospitalized fro treatment of the virus, and there have been a total of 539 hospitalized.

The total number of tests has reached 289,368, an increase of 2,474 during the previous 24-hour reporting period.

Gender and Age of New Cases

Cases by Day