GREAT FALLS — There were 932 new cases and 3 new deaths added to the total on the Montana COVID-19 tracking site on Thursday morning. The data below is from the official Montana website on October 22:
- TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: There have been 25,640 cumulative cases statewide, with 16,266 people recovered.
- HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are 353 current hospitalizations, and a cumulative total of 1,091 hospitalizations.
- DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is at 278.
- ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 9,096 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
- TESTING: There were 4,852 completed tests, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 452,846.
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 reports the following:
- Deaths: 293 (+15 from state)
- Active: 8,489 (-607 from state)
- Recoveries: 17,321 (+1145 from state)
- Total Cases 26,193 (+553 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.
Great Falls Clinic posted the following message on Facebook on Wednesday afternoon: "Today we are at 100% capacity. Although we do not have an ICU, we have four special care beds, all of which are full with COVID-19 patients. Benefis has reached 113% capacity. Benefis ICU is also full with 21 patients, 19 of those patients have COVID-19."
As of Wednesday afternoon, there have been 14 deaths due to COVID in Cascade County; there are currently 798 active cases and 823 recovered cases in Cascade County.
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- What constitutes a recovery? Click here for details
- Why are cases increasing? Click here for details
Click here for the age, gender, and county of all new cases.
COUNTIES REPORTING NEW CASES
Yellowstone County Cases
5,557 Total | 173 New | 1,987 Active
Flathead County Cases
2,823 Total | 112 New | 801 Active
Gallatin County Cases
2,500 Total | 100 New | 444 Active
Missoula County Cases
1,846 Total | 96 New | 747 Active
Cascade County Cases
1,627 Total | 89 New | 798 Active
Roosevelt County Cases
871 Total | 42 New | 423 Active
Custer County Cases
233 Total | 27 New | 81 Active
Lewis & Clark County Cases
740 Total | 26 New | 483 Active
Hill County Cases
644 Total | 23 New | 341 Active
Big Horn County Cases
1,225 Total | 20 New | 228 Active
Ravalli County Cases
376 Total | 17 New | 188 Active
Carter County Cases
46 Total | 14 New | 37 Active
Glacier County Cases
827 Total | 12 New | 634 Active
Chouteau County Cases
79 Total | 11 New | 32 Active
Phillips County Cases
157 Total | 11 New | 20 Active
Blaine County Cases
256 Total | 10 New | 134 Active
Carbon County Cases
216 Total | 10 New | 38 Active
Dawson County Cases
185 Total | 10 New | 61 Active
Fallon County Cases
47 Total | 10 New | 29 Active
Broadwater County Cases
52 Total | 9 New | 35 Active
Lake County Cases
485 Total | 9 New | 204 Active
Lincoln County Cases
267 Total | 9 New | 68 Active
Powell County Cases
89 Total | 9 New | 77 Active
Richland County Cases
240 Total | 9 New | 150 Active
Garfield County Cases
29 Total | 8 New | 5 Active
Beaverhead County Cases
247 Total | 7 New | 24 Active
Deer Lodge County Cases
365 Total | 7 New | 105 Active
McCone County Cases
58 Total | 6 New | 15 Active
Musselshell County Cases
81 Total | 6 New | 33 Active
Fergus County Cases
172 Total | 5 New | 56 Active
Stillwater County Cases
165 Total | 5 New | 58 Active
Daniels County Cases
27 Total | 4 New | 14 Active
Madison County Cases
152 Total | 4 New | 26 Active
Park County Cases
206 Total | 3 New | 50 Active
Valley County Cases
288 Total | 3 New | 123 Active
Granite County Cases
56 Total | 2 New | 32 Active
Pondera County Cases
140 Total | 2 New | 23 Active
Rosebud County Cases
739 Total | 2 New | 54 Active
Silver Bow County Cases
483 Total | 2 New | 117 Active
Jefferson County Cases
140 Total | 1 New | 57 Active
Meagher County Cases
57 Total | 1 New | 11 Active
Mineral County Cases
15 Total | 1 New | 5 Active
Sanders County Cases
89 Total | 1 New | 17 Active
Sheridan County Cases
54 Total | 1 New | 15 Active
Sweet Grass County Cases
63 Total | 1 New | 10 Active
Toole County Cases
305 Total | 1 New | 120 Active
Wibaux County Cases
39 Total | 1 New | 17 Active
COUNTIES REPORTING NO NEW CASES
Golden Valley County Cases
12 Total | 0 New | 7 Active
Judith Basin County Cases
15 Total | 0 New | 4 Active
Liberty County Cases
28 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Petroleum County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Powder River County Cases
47 Total | 0 New | 4 Active
Prairie County Cases
31 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Teton County Cases
75 Total | 0 New | 21 Active
Treasure County Cases
11 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Wheatland County Cases
60 Total | 0 New | 28 Active