Montana state health officials reported one new death and 97 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, according to the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map.
The death toll from the virus in Montana now stands at 40. The new death was linked to the Canyon Creek Memory Care facility in Billings where a deadly COVID-19 outbreak has now claimed 13 lives. Here's the full press release from RiverStone Health:
RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County’s public health department, is reporting another COVID-19 related death stemming from the outbreak at Canyon Creek Memory Care.
On Monday, July 20, a woman in her 90s passed away at Canyon Creek Memory Care.
To protect the privacy of the woman and her family, RiverStone Health will release no further information.
This most recent death in Yellowstone County is reflected on today’s state COVID-19 tracking map. Nearly every day since Monday, July 6, a resident from Canyon Creek has died, bringing the total number of deaths to 13.
“I am running out of words to express the sadness and tragedy that these deaths have created in our organization and our community. For those among us who still doubt the reality of COVID-19 and its impact on all of us, I encourage you to wear your mask, watch your distance, and wash your hands. Do these things not because I, or the governor, or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says to do so, but to honor these residents and their families that their deaths not be in vain,” said John Felton, Yellowstone County health officer and RiverStone Health president and CEO
To date, 731 Yellowstone County residents have been infected with COVID-19 and 18 have died.
Gallatin County added the most new cases with 18, followed by Yellowstone County and Flathead County with 14 new cases each.
Big Horn County added 12 new cases, and Lake County reported nine new cases. The remaining new cases were reported in 15 counties across the state. (See chart below)
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Cases by Day
Age and Gender of New Cases
| Beaverhead | M | 80-89 | |
| Beaverhead | F | 60-69 | |
| Beaverhead | M | 80-89 | |
| Big Horn | M | 50-59 | |
| Big Horn | F | 60-69 | |
| Big Horn | F | 70-79 | |
| Big Horn | M | 50-59 | |
| Big Horn | M | 50-59 | |
| Big Horn | M | 50-59 | |
| Big Horn | F | 20-29 | |
| Big Horn | F | 40-49 | |
| Big Horn | M | 50-59 | |
| Big Horn | M | 10-19 | |
| Big Horn | M | 30-39 | |
| Big Horn | M | 10-19 | |
| Blaine | F | 70-79 | |
| Blaine | M | 70-79 | |
| Cascade | M | 20-29 | |
| Cascade | F | 40-49 | |
| Flathead | M | 30-39 | |
| Flathead | F | 40-49 | |
| Flathead | M | 20-29 | |
| Flathead | M | 50-59 | |
| Flathead | F | 60-69 | |
| Flathead | F | 20-29 | |
| Flathead | M | 20-29 | |
| Flathead | F | 60-69 | |
| Flathead | F | 50-59 | |
| Flathead | F | 50-59 | |
| Flathead | M | 20-29 | |
| Flathead | F | 20-29 | |
| Flathead | F | 50-59 | |
| Flathead | M | 30-39 | |
| Gallatin | F | 20-29 | |
| Gallatin | M | 30-39 | |
| Gallatin | M | 20-29 | |
| Gallatin | M | 30-39 | |
| Gallatin | M | 20-29 | |
| Gallatin | M | 30-39 | |
| Gallatin | M | 30-39 | |
| Gallatin | M | 20-29 | |
| Gallatin | M | 30-39 | |
| Gallatin | M | 30-39 | |
| Gallatin | M | 50-59 | |
| Gallatin | M | 20-29 | |
| Gallatin | M | 40-49 | |
| Gallatin | M | 30-39 | |
| Gallatin | F | 30-39 | |
| Gallatin | F | 10-19 | |
| Gallatin | F | 50-59 | |
| Gallatin | F | 20-29 | |
| Glacier | M | 30-39 | |
| Hill | F | 30-39 | |
| Hill | M | 0-9 | |
| Jefferson | M | 30-39 | |
| Jefferson | F | 20-29 | |
| Lake | F | 40-49 | |
| Lake | M | 20-29 | |
| Lake | F | 30-39 | |
| Lake | M | 60-69 | |
| Lake | F | 10-19 | |
| Lake | M | 20-29 | |
| Lake | M | 40-49 | |
| Lake | M | 20-29 | |
| Lake | F | 50-59 | |
| Madison | F | 20-29 | |
| Madison | M | 70-79 | |
| Madison | F | 60-69 | |
| Missoula | M | 20-29 | |
| Missoula | F | 20-29 | |
| Missoula | M | 20-29 | |
| Missoula | M | 40-49 | |
| Missoula | M | 30-39 | |
| Park | M | 40-49 | |
| Park | M | 40-49 | |
| Pondera | M | 40-49 | |
| Pondera | M | 40-49 | |
| Ravalli | F | 20-29 | |
| Roosevelt | F | 50-59 | |
| Roosevelt | M | 50-59 | |
| Sanders | M | 70-79 | |
| Stillwater | F | 50-59 | |
| Sweet Grass | F | 30-39 | |
| Yellowstone | M | 30-39 | |
| Yellowstone | F | 60-69 | |
| Yellowstone | F | 40-49 | |
| Yellowstone | F | 90-99 | |
| Yellowstone | M | 70-79 | |
| Yellowstone | F | 50-59 | |
| Yellowstone | F | 60-69 | |
| Yellowstone | F | 70-79 | |
| Yellowstone | F | 20-29 | |
| Yellowstone | F | 20-29 | |
| Yellowstone | M | 20-29 | |
| Yellowstone | M | 60-69 | |
| Yellowstone | M | 20-29 | |
| Yellowstone | F | 20-29 |
The cumulative total of cases in Montana since the pandemic began in March now stands at 2,712. A total of 1,493 people have recovered and 49 people are currently hospitalized.
There are 1,179 active cases of the virus across the state, including 472 in Yellowstone County and 84 in Big Horn County. Lake County reports 101 active cases, and Gallatin County has 94 active cases.
Active Cases
The number of tests now stands at 141,002, an increase of 1,960 during the previous 24-hour reporting period.
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There is a discrepancy between state health officials and health officials in Chouteau County. The Chouteau County Health Department isreporting on its Facebook page that the county has reported its first three cases of COVID-19 in recent days, but the cases were not reported as new cases on the state tracking map. County health officials said they are working with the state to "correct the error."
(Note: Local health departments often learn about results from private labs and updates their numbers before the state of Montana does, Additionally, there may also be differences in reporting criteria, so the local numbers may differ from those that appear on the Montana COVID-19 tracking map. MTN News includes the data reported by individual Montana counties, which may include cases not counted by the state and different methods for determining recoveries.)
Total Confirmed Cases and New Daily Cases by County
Gallatin County
630 Total Cases | 18 New Cases
Flathead County
142 Total Cases | 14 New Cases
Yellowstone County
731 Total Cases | 14 New Cases
Big Horn County
158 Total Cases | 12 New Cases
Lake County
117 Total Cases | 9 New Cases
Missoula County
169 Total Cases | 5 New Cases
Beaverhead County
12 Total Cases | 3 New Cases
Madison County
47 Total Cases | 3 New Cases
Blaine County
6 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
Cascade County
81 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
Hill County
34 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
Jefferson County
16 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
Park County
32 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
Pondera County
7 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
Roosevelt County
11 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
Glacier County
35 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Ravalli County
51 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Sanders County
5 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Stillwater County
14 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Sweet Grass County
3 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Broadwater County
9 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Carbon County
41 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Chouteau County
3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Custer County
41 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Dawson County
8 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Deer Lodge County
8 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Fallon County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Fergus County
4 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Garfield County
11 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Golden Valley County
3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Granite County
6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Lewis and Clark County
83 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Liberty County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Lincoln County
48 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
McCone County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Meagher County
4 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Musselshell County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Richland County
34 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Rosebud County
16 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Sheridan County
2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Silver Bow County
30 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Teton County
15 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Toole County
31 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Treasure County
2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Valley County
5 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Wheatland County
2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Wibaux County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases