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Montana adds 187 new COVID-19 cases (Saturday, Aug. 29)

Posted at 9:37 AM, Aug 29, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-29 11:57:15-04

Montana added 187 new COVID-19 cases to its total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Saturday.

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 7,251 cumulative cases statewide, with 5,278 people recovered.
  • HOSPITALIZATIONS: 128 active hospitalizations, 429 total hospitalizations.
  • ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 1,869 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
  • TESTING: The number of tests increased by 2,506 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 245,381.
  • DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana stands at 104.

Flathead County reported four additional deaths on Friday, all associated with a recent COVID-19 outbreak in a long term care facility.

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

2,012 Total | 54 New | 908 Active

Flathead County Cases

585 Total | 28 New | 153 Active

Rosebud County Cases

232 Total | 27 New | 206 Active

Big Horn County Cases

652 Total | 22 New | 121 Active

Gallatin County Cases

1,069 Total | 18 New | 52 Active

Cascade County Cases

280 Total | 15 New | 114 Active

Missoula County Cases

431 Total | 4 New | 49 Active

Lake County Cases

202 Total | 3 New | 14 Active

Ravalli County Cases

107 Total | 3 New | 13 Active

Hill County Cases

81 Total | 2 New | 33 Active

McCone County Cases

11 Total | 2 New | 4 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases

12 Total | 2 New | 6 Active

Dawson County Cases

40 Total | 1 New | 10 Active

Granite County Cases

19 Total | 1 New | 1 Active

Jefferson County Cases

39 Total | 1 New | 7 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases

196 Total | 1 New | 40 Active

Musselshell County Cases

10 Total | 1 New | 3 Active

Richland County Cases

58 Total | 1 New | 2 Active

Valley County Cases

40 Total | 1 New | 3 Active