There were 641 new cases and five new deaths added to the total on the Montana COVID-19 tracking site on Saturday morning. The data below is from the official Montana website on October 17:
- TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: There have been 22,233 cumulative cases statewide, with 13,395 people recovered.
- HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are 324 current hospitalizations, and a cumulative total of 1,001 hospitalizations.
- DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is at 240.
- ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 8,598 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
- TESTING: There were 2,666 completed tests, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 428,128.
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 information that is not yet included in the state's daily updates.
Based on additional data from county health departments, MTN News is reporting the following:
- Deaths: 257 (+17 from state)
- Recoveries: 14,226 (+831 from state)
- Active: 8,111 (-487 from state)
- Total Cases: 22,594 (+361 from state)
Scroll down to see the list of new/total cases by county reported today; click here to see the age/gender of all cases reported today.
It's important to note that not every person who tests positive actually becomes ill or exhibits symptoms. Many do not; of those who do become sick, some experience mild symptoms and do not require hospitalization. Others, however, do require hospitalization, as noted in the daily update on the number of people hospitalized. However, every person who does test positive for COVID-19 has the potential to spread the virus to other people, including family members and friends, which is why public health officials continue to encourage everyone to wear a mask and maintain at least the recommended six feet of "social distance" when in public.
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- What constitutes a recovery? Click here for details
- Why are cases increasing? Click here for details
A news conference in Great Falls on Friday addressed the recent surge in COVID cases; you can watch the entire event here:
COUNTIES REPORTING NEW CASES TODAY
Yellowstone County Cases
4,941 Total | 110 New | 1,946 Active
Cascade County Cases
1,371 Total | 63 New | 601 Active
Gallatin County Cases
2,183 Total | 62 New | 353 Active
Flathead County Cases
2,403 Total | 56 New | 1,245 Active
Missoula County Cases
1,549 Total | 37 New | 561 Active
Roosevelt County Cases
762 Total | 37 New | 379 Active
Hill County Cases
498 Total | 35 New | 249 Active
Deer Lodge County Cases
320 Total | 25 New | 152 Active
Lake County Cases
425 Total | 25 New | 177 Active
Lewis & Clark County Cases
573 Total | 20 New | 321 Active
Ravalli County Cases
316 Total | 19 New | 129 Active
Valley County Cases
248 Total | 12 New | 123 Active
Blaine County Cases
193 Total | 11 New | 113 Active
Dawson County Cases
157 Total | 11 New | 70 Active
Lincoln County Cases
243 Total | 9 New | 134 Active
Stillwater County Cases
141 Total | 9 New | 63 Active
Fergus County Cases
159 Total | 8 New | 43 Active
Richland County Cases
194 Total | 7 New | 121 Active
Rosebud County Cases
723 Total | 7 New | 61 Active
Carbon County Cases
195 Total | 6 New | 50 Active
McCone County Cases
45 Total | 6 New | 12 Active
Teton County Cases
71 Total | 6 New | 32 Active
Broadwater County Cases
38 Total | 5 New | 21 Active
Custer County Cases
185 Total | 5 New | 57 Active
Jefferson County Cases
124 Total | 5 New | 41 Active
Silver Bow County Cases
412 Total | 5 New | 147 Active
Toole County Cases
298 Total | 5 New | 146 Active
Granite County Cases
50 Total | 4 New | 27 Active
Madison County Cases
131 Total | 4 New | 12 Active
Powell County Cases
37 Total | 4 New | 25 Active
Carter County Cases
31 Total | 3 New | 22 Active
Musselshell County Cases
63 Total | 3 New | 27 Active
Phillips County Cases
142 Total | 3 New | 14 Active
Powder River County Cases
47 Total | 3 New | 11 Active
Beaverhead County Cases
231 Total | 2 New | 47 Active
Mineral County Cases
13 Total | 2 New | 6 Active
Glacier County Cases
777 Total | 1 New | 592 Active
Meagher County Cases
49 Total | 1 New | 10 Active
Park County Cases
169 Total | 1 New | 46 Active
Pondera County Cases
133 Total | 1 New | 44 Active
Prairie County Cases
29 Total | 1 New | 25 Active
Sheridan County Cases
42 Total | 1 New | 15 Active
Wibaux County Cases
36 Total | 1 New | 15 Active
COUNTIES REPORTING NO NEW CASES TODAY
Big Horn County Cases
1,111 Total | 0 New | 183 Active
Chouteau County Cases
52 Total | 0 New | 15 Active
Daniels County Cases
15 Total | 0 New | 4 Active
Fallon County Cases
32 Total | 0 New | 14 Active
Garfield County Cases
19 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Golden Valley County Cases
6 Total | 0 New | 1 Active
Judith Basin County Cases
12 Total | 0 New | 4 Active
Liberty County Cases
28 Total | 0 New | 6 Active
Petroleum County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Sanders County Cases
82 Total | 0 New | 34 Active
Sweet Grass County Cases
58 Total | 0 New | 7 Active
Treasure County Cases
10 Total | 0 New | 2 Active
Wheatland County Cases
58 Total | 0 New | 39 Active
