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Gallatin Co. adds 50 new COVID-19 cases (Friday, Dec. 4, 2020)

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BOZEMAN — Gallatin County added 50 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, according to the county's health department.

There are now 518 current active cases in the county and 15 people are hospitalized. The 7-day average of new cases per day is 86.3. There have been a total of 7,853 cases and 7,311 recoveries. Twenty-four people have died of COVID-related deaths.

There were 1,191 new COVID-19 cases reported in Montana on Friday morning, and the statewide death toll has now reached 754, according to data compiled by MTN News during a 24-hour period.

Five additional COVID-19 deaths have been reported since Thursday, with one each in Phillips, Park, Missoula, Ravalli, and Lake counties.

There are currently 483 people hospitalized, and the cumulative number of hospitalizations is 2,810. There are currently 15,952 active cases in the state, and there has been a cumulative total of 66,796 cases of the virus in Montana, MTN News reports. Of the total cases, 50,090 have recovered. The number of tests performed in the state has reached 675,262, an increase of 6,181 during the previous 24-hour reporting period.

The counties with the most cumulative deaths as of Friday are:

  • Big Horn: 48
  • Cascade: 78
  • Flathead: 39
  • Gallatin: 24
  • Glacier: 29
  • Hill: 32
  • Missoula: 44
  • Roosevelt: 45
  • Rosebud: 25
  • Silver Bow: 34
  • Yellowstone: 124

SOURCES: The numbers reported above reflect the latest data from the official Montana COVID website, along with supplemental data from county health departments. The disparity between data from the Department of Public Health & Human Services (DPHHS) and data from county health departments continues to grow as COVID-19 cases escalate in Montana. MTN uses both sources to deliver more accurate and timely information. As a result, numbers reported by MTN will not align precisely with the DPHHS figures.

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