As of Wednesday morning, Montana has confirmed 561 positive COVID-19 cases. Montana's COVID-19 case tracking map shows eight new confirmed cases. There are currently 56 active cases in the state.

Montana has reported 83 new COVID-19 cases in the past 15 days.

The county with the highest number of COVID-19 cases continues to be Gallatin with 174 cases. Missoula County has had a total of 40 confirmed cases and just two cases in the past 51 days.

According to state statistics, 487 Montana residents have recovered from COVID-19 and there are currently seven people hospitalized.

The DPHHS public health lab in Helena has completed 54,616 tests for COVID-19.

To date, 18 Montanans have died due to COVID-19.

Here are the updated case totals in the state:

Gallatin County

      174 Total Cases | 6 New Cases

Big Horn County

      43 Total Cases | 2 New Cases

Beaverhead County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Broadwater County

      4 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Carbon County

      6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Cascade County

      17 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Deer Lodge County

      3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Flathead County

      37 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Glacier County

      6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Golden Valley County

      3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Hill County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Jefferson County

      3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Lake County

      5 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Lewis and Clark County

      18 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Liberty County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Lincoln County

      7 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Madison County

      8 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Meagher County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Missoula County

      39 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Musselshell County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Park County

      8 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Pondera County

      2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Ravalli County

      14 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Richland County

      3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Roosevelt County

      7 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Rosebud County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Silver Bow County

      11 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Stillwater County

      2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Toole County

      29 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Wheatland County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Yellowstone County

      105 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

 

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