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COVID-19 in Montana (Friday August 21)

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GREAT FALLS — There were 142 new cases added to the total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Friday morning. Yellowstone County reported the most new cases with 51, followed by Flathead County with 17 and Big Horn County with 15. Rosebud County added 15 new cases, and Glacier County reported seven.

The data below is from the official Montana website on August 21st:

  • TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: Montana now reports 6,216 cumulative cases statewide, with 4,798 people recovered.
  • HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are currently 97 patients hospitalized, four fewer than yesterday. There have been 363 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
  • DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Montana is 89, the same as yesterday.
  • ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 1,329 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
  • TESTING: The number of tests increased by 1,067 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 208,627.

Numbers reported by the state each day occasionally differ from those reported by county public health departments due to periodic lag times in reporting data to the state. We encourage people to check the official website and/or Facebook page of their respective county health department for any updates that are not yet included in the state's daily updates.

The four counties in the KRTV viewing area with the most cases are Cascade, Lewis & Clark, Phillips, and Glacier.

  • CASCADE COUNTY: There have been 193 confirmed cases in Cascade County. Of those, 161 have recovered, and 27 are currently active, and five have died. The City-County Health Department in Great Falls confirmed the fifth death on Tuesday morning.
  • LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY: There have been 188 confirmed cases in Lewis & Clark County. Of those, 147 have recovered, 39 are currently active, and two have died.
  • PHILLIPS COUNTY: There have been 105 confirmed cases in Phillips County. Of those, 72 have recovered, 33 are currently active, and there have been no deaths.
  • GLACIER COUNTY: There have been 99 confirmed cases in Glacier County. Of those, 84 recovered, 14 are currently active, and one has died.


COUNTIES WITH NEW CASES REPORTED
Yellowstone County Cases
1,689 Total | 51 New | 677 Active

Flathead County Cases
449 Total | 17 New | 76 Active

Big Horn County Cases
573 Total | 15 New | 151 Active

Rosebud County Cases
124 Total | 15 New | 100 Active

Glacier County Cases
99 Total | 7 New | 14 Active

Missoula County Cases
400 Total | 7 New | 40 Active

Cascade County Cases
193 Total | 4 New | 27 Active

Hill County Cases
52 Total | 4 New | 7 Active

Lake County Cases
193 Total | 3 New | 13 Active

Lewis & Clark County Cases
188 Total | 3 New | 39 Active

Fergus County Cases
25 Total | 2 New | 8 Active

Gallatin County Cases
1,004 Total | 2 New | 26 Active

Musselshell County Cases
6 Total | 2 New | 1 Active

Sanders County Cases
28 Total | 2 New | 19 Active

Beaverhead County Cases
69 Total | 1 New | 3 Active

Carbon County Cases
82 Total | 1 New | 9 Active

Custer County Cases
63 Total | 1 New | 2 Active

Jefferson County Cases
34 Total | 1 New | 6 Active

Lincoln County Cases
80 Total | 1 New | 4 Active

Madison County Cases
90 Total | 1 New | 4 Active

Phillips County Cases
105 Total | 1 New | 33 Active

Wibaux County Cases
5 Total | 1 New | 1 Active

COUNTIES WITH NO NEW CASES REPORTED
Blaine County Cases
15 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Broadwater County Cases
14 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Chouteau County Cases
10 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Daniels County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Dawson County Cases
30 Total | 0 New | 7 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases
31 Total | 0 New | 6 Active

Fallon County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Garfield County Cases
12 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Golden Valley County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Granite County Cases
18 Total | 0 New | 5 Active

Judith Basin County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Liberty County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

McCone County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Meagher County Cases
4 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Mineral County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Park County Cases
65 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Pondera County Cases
12 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Powder River County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Powell County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Prairie County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Ravalli County Cases
90 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Richland County Cases
52 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Roosevelt County Cases
31 Total | 0 New | 7 Active

Sheridan County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Silver Bow County Cases
107 Total | 0 New | 6 Active

Stillwater County Cases
33 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases
8 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Teton County Cases
16 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Toole County Cases
47 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Treasure County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Valley County Cases
36 Total | 0 New | 6 Active

Wheatland County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active