GREAT FALLS — Montana added 175 new cases to the total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Wednesday morning. Yellowstone County reported the most new cases with 75, followed by Rosebud County with 24. Big Horn County reported 16 new cases, Phillips County reported 15, and Gallatin County reported 12 new cases. The data below is from the official Montana website on August 12th:
- TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: Montana now reports 5,268 cumulative cases statewide, with 3,598 people recovered.
- HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are currently 97 patients hospitalized, an increase of 20 from Tuesday. There have been 301 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
- DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Montana is now 80, an increase of three since Tuesday.
- ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 1,590 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
- TESTING: The number of tests increased by 1,624 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 196,036.
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.
Governor Steve Bullock is scheduled to host a news conference on Wednesday (August 12) at 2 p.m. A news release says that he will "provide an update on COVID-19 and will announce new funding from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to support Montana businesses."
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COUNTIES WITH NEW CASES REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY
Yellowstone County Cases
1,387 Total | 75 New | 652 Active
Rosebud County Cases
53 Total | 24 New | 30 Active
Big Horn County Cases
464 Total | 16 New | 311 Active
Phillips County Cases
68 Total | 15 New | 68 Active
Gallatin County Cases
959 Total | 12 New | 38 Active
Missoula County Cases
336 Total | 9 New | 101 Active
Flathead County Cases
357 Total | 5 New | 53 Active
Hill County Cases
46 Total | 3 New | 4 Active
Blaine County Cases
13 Total | 2 New | 2 Active
Broadwater County Cases
14 Total | 2 New | 3 Active
Lake County Cases
184 Total | 2 New | 27 Active
Park County Cases
57 Total | 2 New | 3 Active
Stillwater County Cases
28 Total | 2 New | 7 Active
Beaverhead County Cases
65 Total | 1 New | 13 Active
Deer Lodge County Cases
26 Total | 1 New | 3 Active
Lewis & Clark County Cases
163 Total | 1 New | 52 Active
Roosevelt County Cases
24 Total | 1 New | 4 Active
Sanders County Cases
10 Total | 1 New | 1 Active
Silver Bow County Cases
102 Total | 1 New | 27 Active
COUNTIES WITH NO NEW CASES REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY
Carbon County Cases
74 Total | 0 New | 14 Active
Cascade County Cases
167 Total | 0 New | 55 Active
Chouteau County Cases
10 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Custer County Cases
61 Total | 0 New | 9 Active
Daniels County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Dawson County Cases
20 Total | 0 New | 7 Active
Fallon County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Fergus County Cases
14 Total | 0 New | 7 Active
Garfield County Cases
12 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Glacier County Cases
77 Total | 0 New | 14 Active
Golden Valley County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Granite County Cases
17 Total | 0 New | 11 Active
Jefferson County Cases
29 Total | 0 New | 14 Active
Judith Basin County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Liberty County Cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Lincoln County Cases
77 Total | 0 New | 12 Active
Madison County Cases
83 Total | 0 New | 5 Active
McCone County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Meagher County Cases
4 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Mineral County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Musselshell County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Pondera County Cases
11 Total | 0 New | 1 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
83 Total | 0 New | 11 Active
Richland County Cases
47 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Sheridan County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Sweet Grass County Cases
5 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Teton County Cases
15 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Toole County Cases
44 Total | 0 New | 10 Active
Treasure County Cases
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Valley County Cases
23 Total | 0 New | 8 Active
Wheatland County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Wibaux County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active