BOZEMAN — Montana confirmed 134 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, July 16. Yesterday the state reported 145 new cases.
Gallatin County reported the most new cases at 47, for a total of 536. There are currently 284 active cases in the county.
The State of Montana officially counts 2,231 cumulative cases. Montana currently reports 1,226 active cases.
There are 37 active hospitalizations, with 970 people reported as recovered.
The state conducted 4,082 new tests for a total of 127,840 tests.
NOTE: MTN News includes the data reported by individual Montana counties, which may include cases not counted by the state and different methods for determining recoveries.
Total Confirmed Cases and New Daily Cases by County
Gallatin County
536 Total Cases | 47 New Cases
Yellowstone County
629 Total Cases | 45 New Cases
Lewis and Clark County
66 Total Cases | 7 New Cases
Carbon County
41 Total Cases | 6 New Cases
Park County
26 Total Cases | 6 New Cases
Flathead County
97 Total Cases | 5 New Cases
Cascade County
59 Total Cases | 3 New Cases
Madison County
37 Total Cases | 3 New Cases
Silver Bow County
28 Total Cases | 3 New Cases
Stillwater County
12 Total Cases | 3 New Cases
Custer County
40 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
Fergus County
4 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
Blaine County
1 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Richland County
33 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
Beaverhead County
6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Big Horn County
129 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Broadwater County
9 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Dawson County
8 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Deer Lodge County
6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Fallon County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Garfield County
9 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Glacier County
28 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Golden Valley County
3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Granite County
6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Hill County
14 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Jefferson County
12 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Lake County
81 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Liberty County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Lincoln County
40 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Meagher County
4 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Missoula County
130 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Musselshell County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Pondera County
2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Ravalli County
47 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Roosevelt County
9 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Rosebud County
15 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Sanders County
3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Sheridan County
2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Sweet Grass County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Teton County
15 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Toole County
31 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Treasure County
2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Valley County
4 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Wheatland County
2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
Wibaux County
1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
The state reported 35 deaths total in the state.
Two of the deaths occurred in Yellowstone County, according to a press release from RiverStone Health.
The two deaths are connected to the outbreak at the Canyon Creek Memory Care in Billings.
On Sunday, July 12, a woman in her 90s passed away in a Yellowstone County hospital. Also on Sunday, a woman in her 90s passed away at Canyon Creek. To protect the privacy of the women and their families, RiverStone Health will not release further information about the deaths, the press release states.
A total of seven COVID-19 related deaths have been associated with Canyon Creek Memory Care.
Ravalli County confirmed its first death due to COVID-19 on Friday, a woman in her 90s.
Gov. Steve Bullock announced in a press conference Wednesday he is issuing a statewide directive requiring face coverings in Montana.
A press release from the Governor's Office said the directive applies "in certain indoor spaces and for certain organized outdoor activities in counties currently experiencing four or more active cases of COVID-19 to slow the spread of the virus in Montana."
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According to the press release, the directive requires businesses, government offices, and other indoor spaces open to the public to ensure that employees, contractors, volunteers, customers, and other members of the public wear a face mask that covers their mouth and nose while in these spaces.
The directive also requires face coverings at organized outdoor activities of 50 or more people, where social distancing is not possible or not observed.
“Many Montanans answered the call to mask up – a call that came from our hospitals, nurses, and doctors, our vibrant small business community, our frontline workers, and our high-risk neighbors,” Governor Bullock said. “I thank all of those who take seriously their personal responsibility and their role in stopping COVID-19. But we need even more Montanans, and the visitors who come here, to mask up.”
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