COVID-19 in Montana (Tuesday, August 18)


GREAT FALLS – There were 57 new cases added to the total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Tuesday morning. One new death was also reported in Cascade County.

Big Horn County reported the most recent cases with 14, followed by Yellowstone County with seven and Flathead County with six. Glacier County added four new cases, and Lake County reported three.

The data below is from the official Montana website on August 18:

  • TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: Montana now reports 5,846 cumulative cases stateless, with 4,206 people recovered.
  • HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are currently 97 patients hospitalized. There have been 339 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
  • DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Montana is now 84, two up from yesterday.
  • ACTIVE FALLEN: The state reports that there are currently 1,556 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
  • TESTING: The number of tests increased by 787 in the previous 24-hour reporting, for a new cumulative state-total of 205,512.

Numbers reported by the state each day differ at times from those reported by public health departments due to periodic delays in reporting data to the state. We encourage people to check the official website and / or Facebook page of their respective Department of Health Care for any updates that have not yet been included in the state’s daily updates.

The three counties in the KRTV viewing area with the most cases are Cascade, Lewis & Clark, and Phillips.

  • CASCADE COUNTY: There have been 184 confirmed cases in Cascade County. Of these, 136 have been restored, and 43 are currently active. The City-County Health Department in Great Falls on Tuesday morning confirmed the fifth death in Cascade County, saying it was a man over the age of 65.
  • PHILLIPS COUNTY: There have been 93 confirmed cases in Phillips County. Of those, 56 have been recovered, 37 are currently active, and there have been no deaths.
  • LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY: There have been 180 confirmed cases in Lewis & Clark County. Of these, 115 have been restored, 63 are currently active, and two have died.

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LIGHTS REPORTED NEW SOFT
The Big Horn County case
543 Total | 14 New | 245 Active

Fallen of Yellowstone County
1,539 Total | 7 New | 654 Active

Flathead County cases
412 Total | 6 New | 90 Active

Fallen from Glacier County
92 Total | 4 New | 8 Active

Falls of Lake County
189 Total | 3 New | 19 Active

Fall of Missoula County
388 Total | 3 New | 88 Active

Fall of Ravalli County
88 Total | 3 New | 16 Active

The Cascade County case
184 Total | 2 New | 43 Active

Fallen of Gallatin County
993 Total | 2 New | 43 Active

Matters of Lewis and Clark County
180 Total | 2 New | 63 Active

Fall of Pondera County
13 Total | 2 New | 2 Active

Business of Dawson County
31 Total | 1 New | 17 Active

Jefferson County Affairs
32 Total | 1 New | 17 Active

Fallen of Lincoln County
79 Total | 1 New | 5 Active

Fall of Rosebud County
79 Total | 1 New | 56 Active

Fallen from Silver Bow County
106 Total | 1 New | 23 Active

Fall of Sweet Grass County
7 Total | 1 New | 2 Active

The Teton County case
16 Total | 1 New | 1 Active

Fallen of Toole County
47 Total | 1 New | 3 Active

Fallen of County County
36 Total | 1 New | 11 Active

LIGHT NOT REPORT FALLS
The Beaverhead County case
68 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Fall of Blaine County
14 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Fallwater Broadwater County
14 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Carbon County Affairs
77 Total | 0 New | 8 Active

Fall of Chouteau County
10 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

The Custer County case
61 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Daniels County case
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Fallen from Deer Lodge County
30 Total | 0 New | 7 Active

The Fallon County case
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Fergus County cases
23 Total | 0 New | 16 Active

Fallen of Garfield County
12 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Fallen of Golden Valley County
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Granite County cases
18 Total | 0 New | 12 Active

The Hill County case
48 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Fallen of Judith Basin County
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

The Liberty County case
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Fallen Madison County
87 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Matters of McCone County
5 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Meagher County case
4 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Falls of mineral province
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Mussen in Musselshell County
4 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Business of Park County
63 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

The Phillips County case
93 Total | 0 New | 37 Active

Powder River County cases
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Fallen of Powell County
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Fall of Prairie County
1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Business in Richland County
50 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Fall of Roosevelt County
30 Total | 0 New | 8 Active

Business of Sanders County
18 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Fallen of Sheridan County
5 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Falls of Stillwater County
32 Total | 0 New | 11 Active

Affairs of Treasure County
2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Cases of Wheatland County
3 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Business in Wibaux County
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active