Montana adds 130 new COVID-19 cases (Monday, Sept. 21)

Montana added 130 new COVID-19 cases to its total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Monday.

A complete list of new cases reported by county is below.

Note: Numbers reported by the state each day may differ from those reported by county public health departments due to periodic lag times in reporting data to the state. MTN News counts the updated data individual counties report throughout a given day.

• TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: Montana now reports 10,429 cumulative cases statewide, with 7,876 people recovered.

• HOSPITALIZATIONS: The state reports 108 active hospitalizations, 576 total hospitalizations.

• ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 2,393 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.

• TESTING: The number of tests increased by 8,449 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 311,262.

• DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is at 160, an increase of three since Sunday.

The state death toll now stands at 160. Two of the deaths were reported in Yellowstone County. Here's the full press release from RiverStone Health:

RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County’s public health department, reports that two additional Yellowstone County residents have died due to COVID-19 related illness.

On Saturday, September 19, two women, both in their 60s, passed away in a Yellowstone County hospital of COVID-19 related illness.

To protect the privacy of the deceased and their families, RiverStone Health will not release further information.

These deaths are reflected on the Monday, September 21 state COVID-19 tracking map.

“My heart is heavy and my thoughts and prayers are with the families of deceased as they face the loss of their loved ones from COVID-19,” said John Felton, Yellowstone County Health Officer, President and CEO of RiverStone Health.

“Every day and a half this month, a Yellowstone County resident has died of COVID-19 related illness; 13 people thus far. It is critical that each of us do our part to help slow down the spread of this virus and prevent more families from losing a loved one to COVID-19,” said Felton.

To date, 2,863 Yellowstone County residents have been infected with COVID-19 and 59 have died.

Yellowstone County reported the highest number of new cases with 22. Yellowstone County now has a cumulative total of 2,863 COVID-19 cases and there are 784 active cases in the county.

Cascade Cascade County reported the second highest number of new cases with 18, and Roosevelt County added 17 cases. Glacier County added 16 new cases, and Missoula County reported 10 additional cases.

The remaining new cases were spread across 17 Montana counties.

Governor Steve Bullock announced a statewide directive requiring face coverings/masks in Montana on July 15. The directive applies to counties that have four or more active cases of COVID-19.

The directive requires that masks be used in most indoor settings and where social distancing cannot be maintained. Bullock said businesses will have the right to deny entry of anyone not wearing a mask.

Click here to read the full text of the face-covering/mask directive.

Total Confirmed, New Daily, Active Cases by County

Yellowstone County Cases

2,841 Total | 44 New | 764 Active

Flathead County Cases

863 Total | 37 New | 214 Active

Rosebud County Cases

584 Total | 26 New | 229 Active

Glacier County Cases

182 Total | 6 New | 37 Active

Cascade County Cases

526 Total | 4 New | 267 Active

Gallatin County Cases

1,204 Total | 4 New | 66 Active

Roosevelt County Cases

151 Total | 4 New | 99 Active

Park County Cases

88 Total | 2 New | 14 Active

Valley County Cases

60 Total | 2 New | 8 Active

Custer County Cases

102 Total | 1 New | 26 Active

Fergus County Cases

55 Total | 1 New | 5 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases

223 Total | 1 New | 24 Active

Meagher County Cases

25 Total | 1 New | 16 Active

Musselshell County Cases

33 Total | 1 New | 7 Active

Sanders County Cases

45 Total | 1 New | 4 Active

Silver Bow County Cases

210 Total | 1 New | 67 Active

Beaverhead County Cases

76 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Big Horn County Cases

832 Total | 0 New | 108 Active

Blaine County Cases

16 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Broadwater County Cases

17 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Carbon County Cases

107 Total | 0 New | 8 Active

Chouteau County Cases

18 Total | 0 New | 7 Active

Daniels County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Dawson County Cases

67 Total | 0 New | 15 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases

113 Total | 0 New | 75 Active

Fallon County Cases

5 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Garfield County Cases

16 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Golden Valley County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Granite County Cases

22 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Hill County Cases

131 Total | 0 New | 28 Active

Jefferson County Cases

55 Total | 0 New | 11 Active

Judith Basin County Cases

6 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Lake County Cases

251 Total | 0 New | 28 Active

Liberty County Cases

16 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Lincoln County Cases

105 Total | 0 New | 7 Active

Madison County Cases

97 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

McCone County Cases

19 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Mineral County Cases

2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Missoula County Cases

571 Total | 0 New | 135 Active

Phillips County Cases

117 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Pondera County Cases

21 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Powder River County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Powell County Cases

10 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Prairie County Cases

1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Ravalli County Cases

126 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Richland County Cases

73 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Sheridan County Cases

9 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Stillwater County Cases

51 Total | 0 New | 12 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases

37 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Teton County Cases

20 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Toole County Cases

70 Total | 0 New | 8 Active

Treasure County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Wheatland County Cases

9 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Wibaux County Cases

9 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

County Gender Age Range Date Reported