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COVID-19 in Montana (Tuesday August 18)

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GREAT FALLS — There were 57 new cases added to the total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Tuesday morning. One new death was also reported in Cascade County.

Big Horn County reported the most new cases with 14, followed by Yellowstone County with seven and Flathead County with six. Glacier County added four new cases, and Lake County reported three.

The data below is from the official Montana website on August 18th:

  • TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: Montana now reports 5,846 cumulative cases statewide, with 4,206 people recovered.
  • HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are currently 97 patients hospitalized. There have been 339 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
  • DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Montana is now 84, up two from yesterday.
  • ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 1,556 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
  • TESTING: The number of tests increased by 787 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 205,512.

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

  • CASCADE COUNTY: There have been 184 confirmed cases in Cascade County. Of those, 136 have recovered, and 43 are currently active. The City-County Health Department in Great Falls confirmed the fifth death in Cascade County on Tuesday morning, saying that it was a man over the age of 65.
  • PHILLIPS COUNTY: There have been 93 confirmed cases in Phillips County. Of those, 56 have recovered, 37 are currently active, and there have been no deaths.
  • LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY: There have been 180 confirmed cases in Lewis & Clark County. Of those, 115 have recovered, 63 are currently active, and two have died.

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COUNTIES REPORTING NEW CASES
Big Horn County Cases
543 Total | 14 New | 245 Active

Yellowstone County Cases
1,539 Total | 7 New | 654 Active

Flathead County Cases
412 Total | 6 New | 90 Active

Glacier County Cases
92 Total | 4 New | 8 Active

Lake County Cases
189 Total | 3 New | 19 Active

Missoula County Cases
388 Total | 3 New | 88 Active

Ravalli County Cases
88 Total | 3 New | 16 Active

Cascade County Cases
184 Total | 2 New | 43 Active

Gallatin County Cases
993 Total | 2 New | 43 Active

Lewis & Clark County Cases
180 Total | 2 New | 63 Active

Pondera County Cases
13 Total | 2 New | 2 Active

Dawson County Cases
31 Total | 1 New | 17 Active

Jefferson County Cases
32 Total | 1 New | 17 Active

Lincoln County Cases
79 Total | 1 New | 5 Active

Rosebud County Cases
79 Total | 1 New | 56 Active

Silver Bow County Cases
106 Total | 1 New | 23 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases
7 Total | 1 New | 2 Active

Teton County Cases
16 Total | 1 New | 1 Active

Toole County Cases
47 Total | 1 New | 3 Active

Valley County Cases
36 Total | 1 New | 11 Active

COUNTIES NOT REPORTING NEW CASES
Beaverhead County Cases
68 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Blaine County Cases
14 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Broadwater County Cases
14 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Carbon County Cases
77 Total | 0 New | 8 Active

Chouteau County Cases
10 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Custer County Cases
61 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Daniels County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases
30 Total | 0 New | 7 Active

Fallon County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Fergus County Cases
23 Total | 0 New | 16 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 | 12 Active

Hill County Cases
48 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

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

Liberty County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Madison County Cases
87 Total | 0 New | 3 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

Musselshell County Cases
4 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Park County Cases
63 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Phillips County Cases
93 Total | 0 New | 37 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

Richland County Cases
50 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Roosevelt County Cases
30 Total | 0 New | 8 Active

Sanders County Cases
18 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Sheridan County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Stillwater County Cases
32 Total | 0 New | 11 Active

Treasure County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Wheatland County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Wibaux County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active