Montana health officials reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the largest single day increase of new cases in about a month, according to the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map.
Gallatin County saw an increase of eight new cases, and Big Horn County increased by five new cases. Yellowstone County also added one new case.
The five new cases in Big Horn County were announced Wednesday afternoon by local health officials.
Here's the breakdown of the gender and ages of the new cases:
| County | Gender | Age Range | Date Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn | M | 50-59 | 06/03/2020 |
| Big Horn | M | 80-89 | 06/03/2020 |
| Big Horn | M | 50-59 | 06/03/2020 |
| Big Horn | F | 80-89 | 06/03/2020 |
| Big Horn | M | 70-79 | 06/03/2020 |
| Gallatin | M | 30-39 | 06/03/2020 |
| Gallatin | M | 20-29 | 06/03/2020 |
| Gallatin | F | 30-39 | 06/03/2020 |
| Gallatin | F | 20-29 | 06/03/2020 |
| Gallatin | M | 30-39 | 06/03/2020 |
| Gallatin | M | 60-69 | 06/03/2020 |
| Gallatin | F | 80-89 | 06/03/2020 |
| Gallatin | F | 30-39 | 06/03/2020 |
| Yellowstone | F | 30-39 | 06/03/2020 |
The new cases push the state total to 539 cases statewide. A total of 467 people have recovered, an increase of three from the previous 24-hour reporting period. MTN is reporting one fewer total case and one fewer recovered case due to a case in Jefferson County that local health authorities report involved a patient who was not in the state.
There are now 55 active cases in Montana, according to state health officials. Big Horn County has the most active cases at 27, followed by Gallatin County with 14 and Yellowstone County with 12. Ravalli and Missoula counties each have one active case.
One person remains hospitalized, and the state death toll remains at 17.
There have been 44,642 tests administered across the state, an increase of 1,194 from the previous day's total.
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Cases by Day
Total Confirmed Cases and New Daily Cases by County
Gallatin County
163 Total Cases | 8 New Cases
Big Horn County
36 Total Cases | 5 New Cases
Yellowstone County
103 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Beaverhead County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Broadwater County
4 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Carbon County
6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Cascade County
17 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Deer Lodge County
3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Flathead County
37 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Glacier County
6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Golden Valley County
3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Hill County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Jefferson County
3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Lake County
5 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Lewis and Clark County
16 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Liberty County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Lincoln County
7 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Madison County
8 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Meagher County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Missoula County
40 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Musselshell County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Park County
8 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Pondera County
2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Ravalli County
14 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Richland County
3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Roosevelt County
7 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Rosebud County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Silver Bow County
11 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Stillwater County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Toole County
29 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Wheatland County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases