(Updated with Sunday testing data, 12:05 p.m. MDT, 11/08/2020)
There were 819 new cases and 11 new deaths reported on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Sunday.
The data below is from the official Montana website on Nov. 8:
- TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: Montana now reports 39,679 cumulative cases statewide, with 23,793 people recovered.
- HOSPITALIZATIONS: The state reports 458 active hospitalizations, 1,477 total hospitalizations.
- ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 15,430 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
- TESTING: The number of tests increased by 1,415 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 526,591.
- DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is now 456, an increase of 11 since Saturday.
Numbers reported by the state each day occasionally differ from those reported by county public health departments due to periodic lag times in reporting data to the state. We encourage people to check the official website and/or Facebook page of their respective county health department for any information that is not yet included in the state's daily updates.
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Numbers reported by the state each day occasionally differ from those reported by county public health departments due to periodic lag times in reporting data to the state. We encourage people to check the official website and/or Facebook page of their respective county health department for any information that is not yet included in the state's daily updates.
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.
CDC: The federal Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) released data last month which emphasizes that people with contributing or underlying medical conditions are at much greater risk of dying from COVID-19. According to the CDC, an estimated 94% of all COVID-related deaths in the nation were people who had contributing medical conditions and diseases. The CDC report states: "For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death." The report states that the most common underlying medical conditions that contributed to COVID-related deaths include respiratory diseases such as pneumonia, asthma, and COPD; diabetes; hyptertensive diseases; and heart disease. Click here to learn more on the CDC website.
The CDC also recently released an update to their research into fatality rates associated with COVID-19. A summary of COVID-19 survival rates is shown below; the summary is one of five based on several scenarios. The CDC data and scenarios can be found here.
COVID-19 Survival Rates
- Age 0-19: 99.997%
- Age 20-49: 99.98%
- Age 50-69: 99.5%
- Age 70+: 94.6%
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Total Confirmed, New Daily, Active Cases by County
Yellowstone County Cases
7,876 Total | 188 New | 3,457 Active
Gallatin County Cases
4,463 Total | 181 New | 1,442 Active
Flathead County Cases
4,281 Total | 101 New | 1,072 Active
Silver Bow County Cases
846 Total | 61 New | 315 Active
Toole County Cases
501 Total | 33 New | 65 Active
Missoula County Cases
2,903 Total | 30 New | 1,425 Active
Lewis and Clark County Cases
1,379 Total | 25 New | 1,073 Active
Ravalli County Cases
677 Total | 19 New | 407 Active
Lincoln County Cases
403 Total | 18 New | 116 Active
Beaverhead County Cases
349 Total | 17 New | 54 Active
Big Horn County Cases
1,551 Total | 17 New | 361 Active
Lake County Cases
714 Total | 13 New | 270 Active
Carbon County Cases
356 Total | 12 New | 102 Active
Dawson County Cases
353 Total | 12 New | 103 Active
Deer Lodge County Cases
519 Total | 9 New | 117 Active
Roosevelt County Cases
1,086 Total | 9 New | 455 Active
Cascade County Cases
2,814 Total | 8 New | 1,848 Active
Park County Cases
331 Total | 7 New | 124 Active
Sheridan County Cases
139 Total | 7 New | 66 Active
Custer County Cases
412 Total | 6 New | 113 Active
Valley County Cases
452 Total | 6 New | 107 Active
Fergus County Cases
308 Total | 5 New | 128 Active
Hill County Cases
1,015 Total | 5 New | 455 Active
Blaine County Cases
408 Total | 4 New | 152 Active
Jefferson County Cases
235 Total | 4 New | 116 Active
Madison County Cases
253 Total | 4 New | 74 Active
Judith Basin County Cases
24 Total | 3 New | 12 Active
Powell County Cases
316 Total | 3 New | 274 Active
Teton County Cases
113 Total | 3 New | 24 Active
Musselshell County Cases
152 Total | 2 New | 59 Active
Rosebud County Cases
897 Total | 2 New | 180 Active
Broadwater County Cases
112 Total | 1 New | 84 Active
Chouteau County Cases
161 Total | 1 New | 85 Active
Glacier County Cases
1,083 Total | 1 New | 179 Active
Richland County Cases
385 Total | 1 New | 78 Active
Wibaux County Cases
48 Total | 1 New | 8 Active