COVID-19 in Montana (Wednesday July 1)

GREAT FALLS — Health officials reported 50 new COVID-19 cases across Montana on Wednesday morning, according to the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map.

TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: There have now been 1,016 cumulative cases statewide, and 658 people have recovered from the virus.

HOSPITALIZATIONS: There have been 105 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began; there are currently 14 patients hospitalized.

ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 336 active COVID-19 cases in Montana, up from 288 on Monday when the state reported the largest single-day increase of new cases with 56.

TESTING: The number of tests increased by 2,469 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 93,330.

DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is 22. There have been six deaths in Toole County, four in Yellowstone County, two in Cascade County, two in Flathead County, and two in Big Horn County. The other deaths have been reported in Gallatin, Lincoln, Madison, and Missoula counties.

CASCADE COUNTY: According to the state data, Cascade County currently has 14 active cases, and a cumulative total of 33. Of those 33 cases, 17 patients have recovered, and two have died.

Free drive-through testing is available in Great Falls from Alluvion Health in the parking lot of the former Westgate Mall, located at 3rd Street NW. Click here for dates and times.

As with previous reporting of COVID-19 cases, the lack of specific information about cases - such as where a patient lives or works, or where the person may have traveled - has some people upset, but the disclosure of patient information is regulated at both the federal and the state level. Click here to read more about privacy regulations and what can/can't be released.

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NOTE: MTN is reporting one fewer total case and one fewer recovered case due to a case in Jefferson County that public health authorities report involved a patient who was not in the state.There is also a discrepancy between Gallatin County and state health officials. County health officials report three fewer active cases than state health officials. MTN is reporting the numbers provided by county health officials.

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