GREAT FALLS — There were 588 new cases and one new death added to the total on the Montana COVID-19 tracking site on Sunday morning. The data below is from the official Montana website on October 18:
- TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: There have been 22,821 cumulative cases statewide, with 13,441 people recovered.
- HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are 331 current hospitalizations, and a cumulative total of 1,010 hospitalizations.
- DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is at 241.
- ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 9,139 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
- TESTING: There were 3,006 completed tests, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 431,134.
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. Based on additional data from county health departments, MTN News is reporting the following:
- Deaths 258 (+17 from state)
- Active 8460 (-679 from state)
- Recoveries 14326 (+885 from state)
- Total Cases 23044 (+223 from state)
It's important to note that not every person who tests positive actually becomes ill or exhibits symptoms. Many do not; of those who do become sick, some experience mild symptoms and do not require hospitalization. Others, however, do require hospitalization, as noted in the daily update on the number of people hospitalized. However, every person who does test positive for COVID-19 has the potential to spread the virus to other people, including family members and friends, which is why public health officials continue to encourage everyone to wear a mask and maintain at least the recommended six feet of "social distance" when in public.
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Scroll down to see the list of new/total cases by county reported today; click here to see the age/gender of all cases reported today.
COUNTIES REPORTING NEW CASES
Yellowstone County Cases
5,068 Total | 127 New | 2,073 Active
Flathead County Cases
2,483 Total | 80 New | 1,325 Active
Gallatin County Cases
2,240 Total | 57 New | 410 Active
Hill County Cases
542 Total | 44 New | 285 Active
Silver Bow County Cases
456 Total | 44 New | 191 Active
Lewis & Clark County Cases
606 Total | 33 New | 354 Active
Missoula County Cases
1,581 Total | 32 New | 593 Active
Big Horn County Cases
1,129 Total | 18 New | 200 Active
Cascade County Cases
1,389 Total | 18 New | 619 Active
Valley County Cases
264 Total | 16 New | 139 Active
Deer Lodge County Cases
335 Total | 15 New | 167 Active
Richland County Cases
208 Total | 14 New | 135 Active
Blaine County Cases
206 Total | 13 New | 126 Active
Ravalli County Cases
329 Total | 13 New | 142 Active
Park County Cases
177 Total | 8 New | 54 Active
Jefferson County Cases
130 Total | 6 New | 47 Active
Roosevelt County Cases
768 Total | 6 New | 385 Active
Carbon County Cases
199 Total | 4 New | 54 Active
Fergus County Cases
163 Total | 4 New | 47 Active
Musselshell County Cases
67 Total | 4 New | 31 Active
Sheridan County Cases
46 Total | 4 New | 19 Active
Rosebud County Cases
726 Total | 3 New | 57 Active
Teton County Cases
74 Total | 3 New | 35 Active
Chouteau County Cases
54 Total | 2 New | 17 Active
Dawson County Cases
159 Total | 2 New | 72 Active
Judith Basin County Cases
14 Total | 2 New | 6 Active
Lake County Cases
427 Total | 2 New | 179 Active
Lincoln County Cases
245 Total | 2 New | 136 Active
Toole County Cases
300 Total | 2 New | 148 Active
Wheatland County Cases
60 Total | 2 New | 41 Active
Broadwater County Cases
39 Total | 1 New | 22 Active
Carter County Cases
32 Total | 1 New | 23 Active
Custer County Cases
186 Total | 1 New | 58 Active
Madison County Cases
132 Total | 1 New | 13 Active
McCone County Cases
46 Total | 1 New | 9 Active
Phillips County Cases
143 Total | 1 New | 15 Active
Treasure County Cases
11 Total | 1 New | 1 Active
Wibaux County Cases
37 Total | 1 New | 16 Active
COUNTIES REPORTING NO NEW CASES
Beaverhead County Cases
231 Total | 0 New | 47 Active
Daniels County Cases
15 Total | 0 New | 4 Active
Fallon County Cases
32 Total | 0 New | 14 Active
Garfield County Cases
19 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Glacier County Cases
777 Total | 0 New | 592 Active
Golden Valley County Cases
6 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Granite County Cases
50 Total | 0 New | 27 Active
Liberty County Cases
28 Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Meagher County Cases
49 Total | 0 New | 10 Active
Mineral County Cases
13 Total | 0 New | 6 Active
Petroleum County Cases
Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Pondera County Cases
133 Total | 0 New | 44 Active
Powder River County Cases
7 Total | 0 New | 11 Active
Powell County Cases
37 Total | 0 New | 25 Active
Prairie County Cases
29 Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Sanders County Cases
82 Total | 0 New | 34 Active
Stillwater County Cases
141 Total | 0 New | 63 Active
Sweet Grass County Cases
58 Total | 0 New | 7 Active