Montana adds 142 new COVID-19 cases (Thursday, Aug. 13)

Montana added 142 new COVID-19 cases to its total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Thursday.

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 5,407 cumulative cases statewide, with 3,937 people recovered.

• HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are currently 101 patients hospitalized. There have been 315 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

• ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 1,389 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.

• TESTING: The number of tests increased by 1,784 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 197,820.

• DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is now at 81.

A 13th Big Horn County resident has died of COVID-19, county officials announced Monday night.

The death was a man above the age of 70 who had been in the hospital, according to a news release from county spokesperson Rhonda Johnson.

Yellowstone County reported two further COVID-19 deaths on Saturday morning, and one additional death was reported in Big Horn County.

Cascade County confirmed its fourth death due to COVID-19on Friday; the first COVID-19 death in Stillwater County was also reported on Friday.

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.

Counties Reporting New Cases
Yellowstone County Cases

1,424 Total | 37 New | 546 Active

Big Horn County Cases

477 Total | 13 New | 189 Active

Gallatin County Cases

970 Total | 12 New | 41 Active

Phillips County Cases

78 Total | 11 New | 64 Active

Missoula County Cases

346 Total | 10 New | 111 Active

Dawson County Cases

27 Total | 7 New | 14 Active

Flathead County Cases

364 Total | 7 New | 49 Active

Valley County Cases

30 Total | 7 New | 12 Active

Glacier County Cases

82 Total | 5 New | 16 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases

168 Total | 5 New | 55 Active

Rosebud County Cases

58 Total | 5 New | 35 Active

Fergus County Cases

18 Total | 4 New | 11 Active

Beaverhead County Cases

68 Total | 3 New | 10 Active

Cascade County Cases

170 Total | 3 New | 58 Active

Park County Cases

60 Total | 3 New | 6 Active

Carbon County Cases

75 Total | 2 New | 13 Active

Granite County Cases

18 Total | 1 New | 12 Active

Lincoln County Cases

78 Total | 1 New | 9 Active

Ravalli County Cases

84 Total | 1 New | 12 Active

Richland County Cases

48 Total | 1 New | 3 Active

Roosevelt County Cases

25 Total | 1 New | 5 Active

Sanders County Cases

11 Total | 1 New | 2 Active

Silver Bow County Cases

103 Total | 1 New | 24 Active

Stillwater County Cases

29 Total | 1 New | 8 Active

Blaine County Cases

13 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Broadwater County Cases

14 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Chouteau County Cases

10 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Custer County Cases

61 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Daniels County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases

26 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Fallon County Cases

2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Garfield County Cases

12 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Golden Valley County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Hill County Cases

46 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Jefferson County Cases

29 Total | 0 New | 14 Active

Judith Basin County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Lake County Cases

184 Total | 0 New | 26 Active

Liberty County Cases

1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Madison County Cases

83 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

McCone County Cases

5 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Meagher County Cases

4 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Mineral County Cases

2 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Musselshell County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Pondera County Cases

11 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Powder River County Cases

1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Powell County Cases

2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Prairie County Cases

1 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Sheridan County Cases

5 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases

5 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Teton County Cases

15 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Toole County Cases

44 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Treasure County Cases

2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Wheatland County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Wibaux County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

New COVID-19 Cases by County, Gender, Age