GREAT FALLS — Health officials added 201 new COVID-19 cases to the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Wednesday, July 29th, and three new deaths.
Governor Steve Bullock will host a news conference today at 1 p.m. to provide an update on the new positive cases in the state and provide an update on testing. He will be joined by Caty Gondeiro, a young woman from Helena who will share her experience of testing positive for COVID-19 (scroll down to see her recent interview with MTN News).
Note: 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. The data below is from the official Montana website on July 29:
- TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: There have now been 3,676 cumulative cases statewide, and 2,212 people have recovered from the virus.
- HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are currently 59 patients hospitalized. There have been 211 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
- ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 1,410 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
- TESTING: The number of tests increased by 3,947 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 165,355.
- DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is now 54. The new deaths include a man in his 40s in Yellowstone County; two people over the age of 65 in Custer County (the first deaths there); a man in his 50s from Gallatin County; and another death was reported in Lincoln County.
CASCADE COUNTY: Cascade County reported seven new cases on Wednesday. There has been a cumulative total of 132 confirmed cases in Cascade County; of those, 59 have recovered, 71 are currently active, and two have died.
HILL COUNTY: The Hill County Health Department posted on Tuesday evening that "...as of 6:30 pm, there are two newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hill County. The cases are a female in her 40’s and a male in his teens, both with unknown exposure at this time. Public health investigation and contact tracing is ongoing. Hill County Totals: Total - 42; Active - 28; Recovered - 14."
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COUNTIES WITH NEW CASES ON WEDNESDAY
Big Horn County Cases
271 Total | 45 New | 159 Active
Yellowstone County Cases
950 Total | 40 New | 537 Active
Missoula County Cases
224 Total | 18 New | 79 Active
Lake County Cases
160 Total | 14 New | 52 Active
Flathead County Cases
213 Total | 12 New | 90 Active
Gallatin County Cases
813 Total | 11 New | 135 Active
Lewis & Clark County Cases
113 Total | 9 New | 48 Active
Cascade County Cases
132 Total | 7 New | 71 Active
Madison County Cases
68 Total | 6 New | 16 Active
Beaverhead County Cases
32 Total | 5 New | 18 Active
Custer County Cases
52 Total | 5 New | 12 Active
Deer Lodge County Cases
18 Total | 4 New | 14 Active
Lincoln County Cases
60 Total | 4 New | 20 Active
Dawson County Cases
12 Total | 3 New | 2 Active
Hill County Cases
43 Total | 3 New | 27 Active
Roosevelt County Cases
14 Total | 3 New | 6 Active
Silver Bow County Cases
47 Total | 3 New | 29 Active
Park County Cases
44 Total | 2 New | 10 Active
Carbon County Cases
48 Total | 1 New | 6 Active
Daniels County Cases
2 Total | 1 New | 2 Active
Jefferson County Cases
20 Total | 1 New | 9 Active
Musselshell County Cases
2 Total | 1 New | 1 Active
Powell County Cases
1 Total | 1 New | 1 Active
Ravalli County Cases
63 Total | 1 New | 9 Active
Richland County Cases
45 Total | 1 New | 9 Active
COUNTIES WITH NO NEW CASES ON WEDNESDAY
Blaine County Cases
7 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Broadwater County Cases
10 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Chouteau County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Fallon County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Fergus County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Garfield County Cases
12 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Glacier County Cases
52 Total | 0 New | 15 Active
Golden Valley County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Granite County Cases
6 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Judith Basin County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Liberty County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
McCone County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Meagher County Cases
4 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Pondera County Cases
9 Total | 0 New | 6 Active
Powder River County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Rosebud County Cases
20 Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Sanders County Cases
9 Total | 0 New | 6 Active
Sheridan County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Stillwater County Cases
17 Total | 0 New | 8 Active
Sweet Grass County Cases
4 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Teton County Cases
15 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Toole County Cases
31 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Treasure County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Valley County Cases
8 Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Wheatland County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Wibaux County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active