Montana state health officials reported 23 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including four new cases in Yellowstone County, according to the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map.
Missoula County added the most new cases with five. Gallatin County added three new cases, and two new cases were reported in Big Horn County, Rosebud County and Treasure County. The cases in Treasure County are the first reported in that county.
One new case was reported in Cascade County, Custer County, Dawson County, Flathead County, and Richland County.
Gender and Ages of New Cases
| Big Horn | F | 20-29 | |
| Big Horn | F | 40-49 | |
| Cascade | M | 50-59 | |
| Custer | F | 40-49 | |
| Dawson | F | 60-69 | |
| Flathead | F | 80-89 | |
| Gallatin | M | 30-39 | |
| Gallatin | F | 30-39 | |
| Gallatin | F | 70-79 | |
| Missoula | F | 40-49 | |
| Missoula | M | 40-49 | |
| Missoula | F | 30-39 | |
| Missoula | M | 40-49 | |
| Missoula | M | 30-39 | |
| Richland | F | 40-49 | |
| Rosebud | F | 60-69 | |
| Rosebud | M | 20-29 | |
| Treasure | F | 20-29 | |
| Treasure | M | 30-39 | |
| Yellowstone | F | 30-39 | |
| Yellowstone | M | 30-39 | |
| Yellowstone | M | 40-49 | |
| Yellowstone | F | 50-59 |
There are now 174 active cases in Montana, according to state health officials. There are 17 people hospitalized, an increase of two during the previous 24-hour reporting period.
Big Horn County has the most active cases with 30, followed by Gallatin County with 29 and Yellowstone County with 22.
Active Cases by County
The new cases bring the statewide cumulative total to 766 with 571 recoveries. MTN is reporting one fewer total case and one fewer recovered case due to a case in Jefferson County that local health authorities report involved a patient who was not in the state.
There is also a discrepancy between the number of cases in Gallatin County. State health officials report a total of 216 cases with 29 active case, while Gallatin County health officials report 219 total cases with 26 active cases.
There have now been 75,066 tests performed, an increase of 1,143 in the last 24 hours. The death toll remains at 21.
Cases by Day
Total Confirmed Cases and New Daily Cases by County
Missoula County
54 Total Cases | 5 New Cases
Yellowstone County
129 Total Cases | 4 New Cases
Gallatin County
216 Total Cases | 3 New Cases
Big Horn County
68 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
Rosebud County
10 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
Treasure County
2 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
Cascade County
26 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Custer County
23 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Dawson County
3 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Flathead County
49 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Richland County
9 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Beaverhead County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Broadwater County
5 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Carbon County
15 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Deer Lodge County
3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Fergus County
2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Glacier County
7 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Golden Valley County
3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Hill County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Jefferson County
3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Lake County
12 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Lewis and Clark County
24 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
Musselshell County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Park County
9 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Pondera County
2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Ravalli County
17 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Roosevelt County
7 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Silver Bow County
11 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Stillwater County
4 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Toole County
31 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Valley County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Wheatland County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases