There were 1,500 new cases and 21 new deaths added to the total on the Montana COVID-19 tracking site on Tuesday morning; the data below is from the official Montana website on November 17:
- CASES & RECOVERIES: 49,398 cumulative cases statewide; 29,105 people recovered
- HOSPITALIZED: 456 active hospitalizations; 2,161 total hospitalizations
- DEATHS: cumulative number of deaths is now 543
- ACTIVE CASES: 19,750 active COVID-19 cases in Montana
- TESTING: 10,494 new tests; cumulative total 583,828
- AGE, GENDER,COUNTY OF NEW CASES
Among the most recent deaths were people in Cascade County, Hill County, Glacier County, and Pondera County.
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 state and county data, MTN News reports a cumulative total of 566 deaths.
Governor Steve Bullock has scheduled a news conference for 3:30 pm today to provide an update on COVID-19, including efforts to slow the spread. He will also announce new allocations through the CARES Act to support businesses and individuals.
LINKS + LATEST NEWS:
- 4 new COVID deaths in Cascade County
- Officials urge Montanans to help stop "crisis-level spread"
- GFPS moves to remote learning for 2 weeks
- Gianforte creates COVID task force
- Group challenges Montana's COVID mandates
- What constitutes a COVID recovery?
- Privacy laws and HIPAA: Click here for details
CONTEXT: 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 tests 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. The CDC released data in late August which emphasizes that people with contributing or chronic medical conditions are at much greater risk of dying from COVID-19. Click here to read more.
TOTAL/NEW/ACTIVE CASES BY COUNTY
Cascade County Cases
4,133 Total | 540 New | 3,363 Active
Gallatin County Cases
5,947 Total | 154 New | 1,115 Active
Flathead County Cases
5,249 Total | 140 New | 1,776 Active
Lewis & Clark County Cases
1,929 Total | 81 New | 909 Active
Silver Bow County Cases
1,290 Total | 76 New | 581 Active
Missoula County Cases
3,596 Total | 59 New | 2,055 Active
Yellowstone County Cases
9,241 Total | 59 New | 4,814 Active
Big Horn County Cases
1,700 Total | 50 New | 719 Active
Custer County Cases
566 Total | 42 New | 146 Active
Ravalli County Cases
828 Total | 41 New | 301 Active
Beaverhead County Cases
479 Total | 30 New | 120 Active
Jefferson County Cases
333 Total | 26 New | 125 Active
Sanders County Cases
180 Total | 21 New | 43 Active
Carbon County Cases
491 Total | 13 New | 115 Active
Hill County Cases
1,164 Total | 13 New | 326 Active
Dawson County Cases
456 Total | 12 New | 79 Active
Deer Lodge County Cases
612 Total | 12 New | 54 Active
Fallon County Cases
168 Total | 12 New | 29 Active
Stillwater County Cases
363 Total | 12 New | 61 Active
Lake County Cases
840 Total | 11 New | 284 Active
Rosebud County Cases
825 Total | 11 New | 67 Active
Park County Cases
477 Total | 10 New | 182 Active
Roosevelt County Cases
1,145 Total | 9 New | 509 Active
Lincoln County Cases
575 Total | 8 New | 213 Active
Wibaux County Cases
69 Total | 8 New | 20 Active
Chouteau County Cases
210 Total | 7 New | 64 Active
Sheridan County Cases
217 Total | 6 New | 80 Active
Glacier County Cases
1,117 Total | 5 New | 135 Active
Liberty County Cases
52 Total | 5 New | 12 Active
Richland County Cases
487 Total | 5 New | 224 Active
Toole County Cases
573 Total | 4 New | 33 Active
McCone County Cases
78 Total | 2 New | 4 Active
Mineral County Cases
27 Total | 2 New | 8 Active
Pondera County Cases
236 Total | 2 New | 36 Active
Powder River County Cases
78 Total | 2 New | 9 Active
Sweet Grass County Cases
188 Total | 2 New | 41 Active
Teton County Cases
135 Total | 2 New | 18 Active
Broadwater County Cases
144 Total | 1 New | 28 Active
Fergus County Cases
451 Total | 1 New | 371 Active
Granite County Cases
103 Total | 1 New | 33 Active
Phillips County Cases
230 Total | 1 New | 31 Active
Powell County Cases
391 Total | 1 New | 86 Active
Valley County Cases
500 Total | 1 New | 58 Active
Blaine County Cases
465 Total | 0 New | 108 Active
Carter County Cases
97 Total | 0 New | 7 Active
Daniels County Cases
68 Total | 0 New | 6 Active
Garfield County Cases
50 Total | 0 New | 15 Active
Golden Valley County Cases
21 Total | 0 New | 17 Active
Judith Basin County Cases
39 Total | 0 New | 31 Active
Madison County Cases
332 Total | 0 New | 74 Active
Meagher County Cases
101 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Musselshell County Cases
181 Total | 0 New | 134 Active
Petroleum County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 5 Active
Prairie County Cases
48 Total | 0 New | 6 Active
Treasure County Cases
28 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Wheatland County Cases
90 Total | 0 New | 66 Active