GREAT FALLS — There were 162 new cases added to the total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Wednesday morning, and one new death. Yellowstone County reported the most new cases with 48, Flathead County added 32, and Rosebud County has 31. Missoula County reported 9 new cases, and Glacier County added seven.
The data below is from the official Montana website on August 26:
- TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: Montana now reports 6,785 cumulative cases statewide, with 4,983 people recovered.
- HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are currently 125 patients hospitalized, which is six more than yesterday. There have been 402 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
- ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 1,704 active COVID-19 cases in Montana, an increase of 148 since yesterday's report.
- DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Montana is 98, an increase of one within the last 24 hours.
- TESTING: The number of tests increased by 1,753 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 238,260.
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.
Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter said on Monday that 55 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the Cascade County Detention Center. He said that 53 inmates and two detention center staff tested positive. Click here to read more.
On Tuesday, the City-County Health Department in Great Falls confirmed 39 cases; we do not yet know how many of those are also reflected in the numbers reported in the detention center. The CCHD noted these 39 cases are associated with contact investigations, community spread, and with the cluster at the jail that was reported yesterday. The 39 cases reported by CCHD are 10 men in their 20s; 18 men in their 30s; six men in their 40s; and five men in their 50s.
The four counties in the KRTV viewing area with the most (cumulative) cases are Cascade, Lewis & Clark, Glacier, and Phillips.
- CASCADE COUNTY: There have been 258 confirmed cases in Cascade County. Of those, 161 have recovered, 92 are currently active, and five have died.
- LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY: There have been 191 confirmed cases in Lewis & Clark County. Of those, 150 have recovered, 39 are currently active, and two have died.
- GLACIER COUNTY: There have been 128 confirmed cases in Glacier County. Of those, 89 recovered, 38 are currently active, and one has died.
- PHILLIPS COUNTY: There have been 110 confirmed cases in Phillips County. Of those, 105 have recovered, five are currently active, and there have been no deaths.
COUNTIES REPORTING NEW CASES
Yellowstone County Cases
1,864 Total | 48 New | 847 Active
Flathead County Cases
539 Total | 32 New | 119 Active
Rosebud County Cases
166 Total | 31 New | 142 Active
Missoula County Cases
417 Total | 9 New | 59 Active
Glacier County Cases
128 Total | 7 New | 38 Active
Big Horn County Cases
609 Total | 6 New | 191 Active
Gallatin County Cases
1,029 Total | 6 New | 26 Active
Hill County Cases
72 Total | 5 New | 25 Active
Liberty County Cases
5 Total | 4 New | 4 Active
Cascade County Cases
258 Total | 2 New | 92 Active
Fergus County Cases
26 Total | 2 New | 3 Active
Lincoln County Cases
85 Total | 2 New | 5 Active
Custer County Cases
65 Total | 1 New | 3 Active
Deer Lodge County Cases
33 Total | 1 New | 8 Active
Jefferson County Cases
36 Total | 1 New | 4 Active
McCone County Cases
8 Total | 1 New | 2 Active
Phillips County Cases
110 Total | 1 New | 5 Active
Ravalli County Cases
99 Total | 1 New | 7 Active
Richland County Cases
55 Total | 1 New | 4 Active
Stillwater County Cases
34 Total | 1 New | 8 Active
COUNTIES REPORTING NO NEW CASES
Beaverhead County Cases
69 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Blaine County Cases
15 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Broadwater County Cases
16 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Carbon County Cases
84 Total | 0 New | 5 Active
Chouteau County Cases
10 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Daniels County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Dawson County Cases
32 Total | 0 New | 2 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 | 0 Active
Judith Basin County Cases
4 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Lake County Cases
192 Total | 0 New | 11 Active
Lewis & Clark County Cases
191 Total | 0 New | 39 Active
Madison County Cases
91 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Meagher County Cases
4 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Mineral County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Musselshell County Cases
7 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Park County Cases
63 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Pondera County Cases
15 Total | 0 New | 4 Active
Powder River County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Powell County Cases
10 Total | 0 New | 8 Active
Prairie County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Roosevelt County Cases
34 Total | 0 New | 5 Active
Sanders County Cases
31 Total | 0 New | 15 Active
Sheridan County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Silver Bow County Cases
110 Total | 0 New | 6 Active
Sweet Grass County Cases
9 Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Teton County Cases
17 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Toole County Cases
47 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Treasure County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Valley County Cases
37 Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Wheatland County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Wibaux County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 1 Active