GREAT FALLS — Health officials reported 45 new COVID-19 cases across Montana on Friday morning, according to the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map.
TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: There have now been 1,128 cumulative cases statewide, and 678 people have recovered from the virus.
HOSPITALIZATIONS: There have been 109 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began (up three since Thursday); there are currently 17 patients hospitalized (up three since Thursday.
ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 427 active COVID-19 cases in Montana, up from 389 on Wednesday.
TESTING: The number of tests increased by 2,354 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 97,503.
DEATHS: Big Horn County reported on Thursday that a woman in her 60s passed away in a hospital due to COVID-19; the cumulative number of deaths in Montana is now 23. There have been six deaths in Toole County, four in Yellowstone County, four in Big Horn County, two in Cascade County, and two in Flathead County. The other deaths have been reported in Gallatin, Lincoln, Madison, and Missoula counties. Prior to Thursday, the most recent death was reported on June 26th.
SCHOOLS: Governor Steve Bullock and State Superintendent of Schools Elsie Arntzen on Thursday both released guidelines for public schools to re-open; click here for details.
CASCADE COUNTY: According to the state data, Cascade County currently has 12 active cases, and a cumulative total of 34. Of those 34 cases, 20 patients have recovered, and two have died. Free drive-through testing is available in Great Falls from Alluvion Health in the parking lot of the former Westgate Mall, located at 3rd Street NW. Click here for dates and times. As with previous reporting of COVID-19 cases, the lack of specific information about cases has some people upset, but the disclosure of patient information is regulated at both the federal and the state level. Click here to read more about privacy regulations and what can/can't be released.
New Cases: County/Gender/Age
- Big Horn F 20-29
- Big Horn M 10-19
- Big Horn M 20-29
- Big Horn M 50-59
- Gallatin M 10-19
- Gallatin F 40-49
- Gallatin M 40-49
- Gallatin M 50-59
- Gallatin M 20-29
- Lewis and Clark M 10-19
- Madison M 60-69
- Madison M 50-59
- Missoula F 20-29
- Missoula F 20-29
- Missoula F 50-59
- Missoula F 20-29
- Missoula M 30-39
- Missoula F 30-39
- Pondera M 10-19
- Ravalli M 70-79
- Ravalli F 90-99
- Sheridan M 30-39
- Yellowstone F 20-29
- Yellowstone F 20-29
- Yellowstone F 20-29
- Yellowstone F 70-79
- Yellowstone M 90-99
- Yellowstone M 80-89
- Yellowstone F 30-39
- Yellowstone M 30-39
- Yellowstone F 40-49
- Yellowstone F 30-39
- Yellowstone M 30-39
- Yellowstone M 20-29
- Yellowstone F 40-49
- Yellowstone F 40-49
- Yellowstone F 60-69
- Yellowstone F 50-59
- Yellowstone F 10-19
- Yellowstone M 20-29
- Yellowstone M 20-29
- Yellowstone F 80-89
- Yellowstone F 30-39
- Yellowstone F 50-59
- Yellowstone M 0-9