GREAT FALLS — Montana added 133 new cases to the total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Saturda morning. 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. The data below is from the official Montana website on August 8th:
- TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: Montana now reports 4,889 cumulative cases statewide, with 3,255 people recovered.
- HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are currently 81 patients hospitalized. There have been 268 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
- ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 1,559 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
- TESTING: The number of tests increased by 1,090 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 188,846.
- DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is now 78.
| AS OF AUGUST 8 | |
| % POSITIVE (of all tests) | 2.6% |
| % RECOVERED (of all confirmed cases) | 66.6% |
| % NOW ACTIVE (of all confirmed cases) | 31.9% |
| % TOTAL HOSPITALIZED (of all confirmed cases) | 5.5% |
| % DEAD (of all confirmed cases) | 1.5% |
The City-County Health Department in Great Falls on Friday announced the fourth COVID-19-related death in Cascade County. In a news release, the agency said it was man over the age of 65 with underlying health conditions. The CCHD says that this death is not related to the recent outbreak in a Cascade County long-term care facility. Out of respect for the family, the CCHD said that no additional information will be released.
Trisha Gardner, the Health Officer for Cascade County, said, “My heart goes out to the family and friends who are grieving this man’s death. To honor the people whose deaths have been caused by COVID-19, I ask our community to continue to fight the spread of this virus. It’s still here with us, and we can protect our own parents and grandparents and neighbors by taking prevention seriously.”
To date, there have been 164 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Cascade County. Of those, 108 have recovered, four have died, and 52 are currently considered to be active.
On Thursday, the CCHD announced the third death in the county related to COVID-19, and said that the third death was a man over the age of 65 who also had underlying health conditions." That death was related to the recent outbreak in a long-term care facility in the county. The first COVID-related death in Cascade County was a woman over the age of 65 on April 17th; the second was a man over the age of 65 on April 20th.
The CCHD on Tuesday identified an outbreak of six COVID-19 cases in connection with the long-term care facility. Due to federal privacy regulations (HIPAA), the CCHD has not released the name of the facility or any other details. Similar situations occurred at such facilities in both Shelby and in Billings; in both of those cases, the facilities issued public statements about their situations.
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Health officials on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation on Thursday confirmed the deaths of two men due to "contributing factors related to COVID-19." In a news release, the Rocky Boy Health Center in Box Elder said that one man was in his 50s and one man was in his 60s, adding that both men had "underlying health conditions." These are the first deaths reported on the reservation. No other details have been released.
COUNTIES WITH NEW CASES REPORTED ON SATURDAY
Yellowstone County Cases
1,261 Total | 49 New | 535 Active
Gallatin County Cases
930 Total | 15 New | 57 Active
Big Horn County Cases
421 Total | 14 New | 269 Active
Missoula County Cases
328 Total | 10 New | 91 Active
Flathead County Cases
330 Total | 8 New | 177 Active
Phillips County Cases
28 Total | 7 New | 28 Active
Madison County Cases
87 Total | 5 New | 11 Active
Lewis & Clark County Cases
156 Total | 4 New | 54 Active
Glacier County Cases
72 Total | 3 New | 20 Active
Granite County Cases
16 Total | 3 New | 10 Active
Toole County Cases
45 Total | 3 New | 14 Active
Cascade County Cases
164 Total | 2 New | 52 Active
Chouteau County Cases
10 Total | 2 New | 7 Active
Lincoln County Cases
76 Total | 2 New | 11 Active
Beaverhead County Cases
62 Total | 1 New | 21 Active
Carbon County Cases
68 Total | 1 New | 12 Active
Jefferson County Cases
28 Total | 1 New | 13 Active
Roosevelt County Cases
23 Total | 1 New | 7 Active
Rosebud County Cases
33 Total | 1 New | 13 Active
Stillwater County Cases
23 Total | 1 New | 2 Active
COUNTIES WITH NO NEW CASES REPORTED ON SATURDAY
Blaine County Cases
10 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Broadwater County Cases
11 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Custer County Cases
61 Total | 0 New | 9 Active
Daniels County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Dawson County Cases
17 Total | 0 New | 4 Active
Deer Lodge County Cases
25 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Fallon County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Fergus County Cases
9 Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Garfield County Cases
12 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Golden Valley County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Hill County Cases
42 Total | 0 New | 21 Active
Judith Basin County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Lake County Cases
179 Total | 0 New | 25 Active
Liberty County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
McCone County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Meagher County Cases
4 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Musselshell County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Park County Cases
55 Total | 0 New | 8 Active
Pondera County Cases
11 Total | 0 New | 5 Active
Powder River County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Powell County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Prairie County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Ravalli County Cases
82 Total | 0 New | 11 Active
Richland County Cases
47 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Sanders County Cases
9 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Sheridan County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Silver Bow County Cases
85 Total | 0 New | 53 Active
Sweet Grass County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Teton County Cases
15 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Treasure County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Valley County Cases
14 Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Wheatland County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Wibaux County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 2 Active