Montana breaks 7K mark, adds 134 new COVID-19 cases (Friday, Aug. 28)

Montana added 134 new COVID-19 cases to its total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Friday. The new cases push the state's total over 7,000 total confirmed cases.

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 7,063 cumulative cases statewide, with 5,172 people recovered.

• HOSPITALIZATIONS: 121 active hospitalizations, 417 total hospitalizations.

• ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 1,791 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.

• TESTING: The number of tests increased by 2,216 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 242,875.

• DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana stands at 100.

Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the deaths of 100 Montanans due to COVID-19.

“We have reached a somber statistic in Montana: 100 deaths due to COVID-19. But the people we have lost are not statistics. These men and women were beloved family members and cherished friends. And their loss will continue to reverberate throughout their families and communities – for so many Montanans, this virus has taken away Christmas dinner at Grandma’s, family history and cultural knowledge, or a best friend.

We all share the responsibility of learning to live in our new normal. By doing so, we are not disregarding that 100 Montanans have lost their lives; the best way to honor these souls is to protect the people and the state they loved. Through acting collectively to mitigate the risk, we are preventing this virus from leaving more tragedy in its wake.”

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

1,958 Total | 52 New | 940 Active

Flathead County Cases

557 Total | 12 New | 132 Active

Missoula County Cases

427 Total | 10 New | 48 Active

Rosebud County Cases

205 Total | 10 New | 179 Active

Big Horn County Cases

630 Total | 7 New | 98 Active

Glacier County Cases

135 Total | 7 New | 41 Active

Fergus County Cases

32 Total | 6 New | 7 Active

Gallatin County Cases

1,051 Total | 5 New | 35 Active

Ravalli County Cases

104 Total | 5 New | 11 Active

Cascade County Cases

265 Total | 3 New | 99 Active

Dawson County Cases

39 Total | 3 New | 9 Active

Hill County Cases

79 Total | 3 New | 31 Active

Lincoln County Cases

89 Total | 2 New | 8 Active

Stillwater County Cases

36 Total | 2 New | 10 Active

Valley County Cases

39 Total | 2 New | 2 Active

Carbon County Cases

86 Total | 1 New | 7 Active

Custer County Cases

67 Total | 1 New | 5 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases

195 Total | 1 New | 40 Active

Musselshell County Cases

9 Total | 1 New | 3 Active

Richland County Cases

57 Total | 1 New | 4 Active

Beaverhead County Cases

70 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Blaine County Cases

15 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Broadwater County Cases

16 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Chouteau County Cases

10 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Daniels County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases

33 Total | 0 New | 5 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

Granite County Cases

18 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Jefferson County Cases

38 Total | 0 New | 6 Active

Judith Basin County Cases

5 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Lake County Cases

199 Total | 0 New | 12 Active

Liberty County Cases

5 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Madison County Cases

92 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

McCone County Cases

8 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Meagher County Cases

4 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Mineral County Cases

2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Park County Cases

63 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Phillips County Cases

110 Total | 0 New | 5 Active

Pondera County Cases

15 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Powder River County Cases

2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Powell County Cases

10 Total | 0 New | 8 Active

Prairie County Cases

1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Roosevelt County Cases

34 Total | 0 New | 5 Active

Sanders County Cases

31 Total | 0 New | 10 Active

Sheridan County Cases

5 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Silver Bow County Cases

111 Total | 0 New | 6 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases

10 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Teton County Cases

18 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Toole County Cases

47 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Treasure County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Wheatland County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Wibaux County Cases

5 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

County Gender Age Range Date Reported