Montana added 293 new COVID-19 cases to its total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Saturday, the third new daily high in a row.
The number of additional cases set new record highs on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, the state reported 217 additional cases of the virusand 224 cases on Friday.
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 10,163 cumulative cases statewide, with 7,553 people recovered.
- HOSPITALIZATIONS: The state reports 104 active hospitalizations, 567 total hospitalizations.
- ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 2,454 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
- TESTING: The number of tests increased by 2,285 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 300,840.
- DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is at 156, an increase of ten since Friday.
We will update this story with more information about the newly reported deaths as it becomes available.
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
2,797 Total | 89 New | 930 Active
Flathead County Cases
826 Total | 40 New | 177 Active
Deer Lodge County Cases
113 Total | 25 New | 75 Active
Cascade County Cases
522 Total | 22 New | 263 Active
Roosevelt County Cases
147 Total | 21 New | 95 Active
Missoula County Cases
571 Total | 19 New | 135 Active
Gallatin County Cases
1,200 Total | 15 New | 62 Active
Silver Bow County Cases
209 Total | 11 New | 66 Active
Big Horn County Cases
832 Total | 9 New | 152 Active
Custer County Cases
101 Total | 9 New | 25 Active
Valley County Cases
58 Total | 5 New | 6 Active
Lake County Cases
251 Total | 4 New | 28 Active
Ravalli County Cases
126 Total | 4 New | 9 Active
Rosebud County Cases
558 Total | 4 New | 203 Active
Jefferson County Cases
55 Total | 3 New | 11 Active
Hill County Cases
131 Total | 2 New | 29 Active
Richland County Cases
73 Total | 2 New | 3 Active
Sheridan County Cases
9 Total | 2 New | 4 Active
Carbon County Cases
107 Total | 1 New | 8 Active
Fergus County Cases
54 Total | 1 New | 4 Active
Lewis and Clark County Cases
222 Total | 1 New | 23 Active
Lincoln County Cases
105 Total | 1 New | 7 Active
Toole County Cases
70 Total | 1 New | 8 Active
Wheatland County Cases
9 Total | 1 New | 2 Active
Wibaux County Cases
9 Total | 1 New | 1 Active