Montana added 2 additional cases of COVID-19 on Monday, May 18, 2020.
Both Ravalli and Yellowstone counties added 1 new case. The state reported 1,282 new tests for a total of 28,167. Four people are hospitalized. 434 Montanans have recovered from the virus.
On Sunday the number of total cases remained flat at 467. The state is reporting 470 cases because one case is attributed to a Jefferson County resident.
Jefferson Co. health officials have reported that the case involved a man in his 50’s who has not been in the state for several weeks. They added that the case was not acquired in Montana and the man has not been in contact with anyone in Montana.
The state count also does not include 3 COVID-19 cases confirmed last week in Custer County; each of those cases is an out-of-state resident and therefore not included in the state's total. All three individuals currently remain in Montana under quarantine.
There have been 16 deaths in Montana to date. There have been six deaths in Toole County, two in Cascade County, two in Flathead County, two in Yellowstone County, and one each in Gallatin County, Lincoln County, Madison County, and Missoula County.
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