COVID-19 in Montana (Friday September 25)

GREAT FALLS — There were 323 new cases and five new deaths added to the total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking site on Friday morning. The data below is from the official Montana website on September 25:

• TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: Montana now reports 11,564 cumulative cases statewide, with 8,681 people recovered.
• HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are 140 patients currently hospitalized, and a total of 675 hospitalizations since the pandemic began.
• ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 2,713 active cases in Montana.
• DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Montana is 170.
• TESTING: The number of new tests is 4,598; the cumulative total of tests since March is now 32,6116.

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 updates that are not yet included in the state's daily updates.

• What constitutes a recovery in official reports? Click here for details.
• What's driving the spike in COVID-19 cases? Click here for details.
• Privacy laws and medical information: Click here for details.

BLACKFEET RESERVATION: The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, in an emergency meeting on Thursday, authorized a 14-day mandatory shut down of the entire reservation beginning at 11:59 pm on Sunday, September 27. Click here for details.

ROOSEVELT COUNTY: Roosevelt County reported 18 new cases. With a population of about 11,000 people, it now has the fourth-highest number of total cases in the state, behind the much more populated counties of Yellowstone, Flathead, and Cascade. Click here to read more.

CASCADE COUNTY: Cascade County has reported a cumulative number of 658 cases, an increase of 15 from yesterday. Of those, 406 are listed as recovered, 247 are currently listed as active, and five people have died.

The CCHD said in a Facebook post of the recent spike in cases: "We know this is a lot of new cases for our county. We are right around two weeks after Labor Day weekend, so we did expect an increase in case numbers. But we have also received many reports of people with mild illness going to work, school, or even parties/events, despite their symptoms. Please, send people home if they are sick and do not realize on their own that they should self-isolate! Now is not the time to be complacent—let’s work together to keep our schools, businesses, and community functioning smoothly. Stay home, wash your hands, wear a mask, disinfect surfaces." The CCHD said on Tuesday that there were 28 active cases associated with Great Falls Public School; on Thursday evening, they said that there are five new cases associated with GFPS.

Alluvion Health in Great Falls is continuing to offer drive-through COVID-19 testing at Montana ExpoPark. The entrance is along 3rd Street NW. It is located in the Family Living Center until October 1st. The testing is open to anyone - asymptomatic, symptomatic, high risk, and direct contacts. The drive through is open Monday-Friday from 10am-6pm, and Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm. For more information, call Alluvion at 406-454-6973.

CDC: The federal Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) released data in late August 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, COPD, and influenza; diabetes; hyptertensive diseases; and heart disease. Click here to read the complete report on the CDC website.

COUNTIES REPORTING NEW CASES
Missoula County Cases
706 Total | 78 New | 221 Active

Yellowstone County Cases
3,046 Total | 56 New | 744 Active

Gallatin County Cases
1,313 Total | 31 New | 127 Active

Glacier County Cases
250 Total | 23 New | 88 Active

Flathead County Cases
956 Total | 22 New | 300 Active

Roosevelt County Cases
287 Total | 18 New | 219 Active

Cascade County Cases
658 Total | 15 New | 247 Active

Lake County Cases
274 Total | 9 New | 32 Active

Valley County Cases
79 Total | 9 New | 22 Active

Big Horn County Cases
881 Total | 8 New | 115 Active

Lewis & Clark County Cases
248 Total | 7 New | 48 Active

Silver Bow County Cases
249 Total | 7 New | 77 Active

Jefferson County Cases
74 Total | 6 New | 23 Active

Stillwater County Cases
62 Total | 6 New | 21 Active

Wheatland County Cases
16 Total | 5 New | 6 Active

Beaverhead County Cases
85 Total | 4 New | 9 Active

Ravalli County Cases
135 Total | 3 New | 15 Active

Lincoln County Cases
109 Total | 2 New | 6 Active

Park County Cases
95 Total | 2 New | 12 Active

Phillips County Cases
121 Total | 2 New | 5 Active

Toole County Cases
76 Total | 2 New | 9 Active

Custer County Cases
112 Total | 1 New | 25 Active

Dawson County Cases
77 Total | 1 New | 15 Active

Fergus County Cases
64 Total | 1 New | 11 Active

Golden Valley County Cases
4 Total | 1 New | 0 Active

Hill County Cases
147 Total | 1 New | 32 Active

Pondera County Cases
24 Total | 1 New | 3 Active

Powder River County Cases
8 Total | 1 New | 5 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases
43 Total | 1 New | 7 Active

COUNTIES WITH NO NEW CASES
Blaine County Cases
21 Total | 0 New | 6 Active

Broadwater County Cases
17 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Carbon County Cases
115 Total | 0 New | 8 Active

Carter County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Chouteau County Cases
28 Total | 0 New | 13 Active

Daniels County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases
114 Total | 0 New | 31 Active

Fallon County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Garfield County Cases
17 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Granite County Cases
22 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Judith Basin County Cases
6 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Liberty County Cases
18 Total | 0 New | 5 Active

Madison County Cases
100 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

McCone County Cases
19 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Meagher County Cases
25 Total | 0 New | 13 Active

Mineral County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Musselshell County Cases
35 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Powell County Cases
12 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Prairie County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Richland County Cases
78 Total | 0 New | 5 Active

Rosebud County Cases
630 Total | 0 New | 164 Active

Sanders County Cases
46 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Sheridan County Cases
13 Total | 0 New | 6 Active

Teton County Cases
21 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Treasure County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Wibaux County Cases
9 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

County/Gender/Age of New Cases