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