As of Wednesday morning, Montana has confirmed 481 positive COVID-19 cases. Montana's COVID-19 case tracking map shows two new confirmed cases. There are currently 20 active cases in the state.

Montana has had 50 COVID-19 cases in the past 38 days and Missoula County has had just one case in the past 37 days.

The county with the highest number of COVID-19 cases continues to be Gallatin with 149 cases. Missoula County has had 39 confirmed cases.

According to state statistics, 444 Montana residents have recovered from COVID-19 and there are currently two people hospitalized.

The DPHHS public health lab in Helena has completed 35,643 tests for COVID-19.

Yellowstone County health officials reported Tuesday an elderly woman has died from complications due to COVID-19. The death of a woman in her 80s is the third COVID-19 related death in Yellowstone County and the 17th death in Montana.

According to a press release, the woman died Monday at a hospital in Yellowstone County and no other information was released.

Here are the updated case totals in the state:

Big Horn County

      9 Total Cases | 1 New Cases

Yellowstone County

      89 Total Cases | 1 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

Gallatin County

      149 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

      16 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

      13 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Richland County

      3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Roosevelt County

      7 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Silver Bow County

      11 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Stillwater County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Toole County

      29 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Wheatland County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

 

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