According to the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map , Montana confirms 243 cases of COVID-19 as of Friday morning.
Initial reporting at 7:55 a.m. indicates only 2 new cases overnight.
Among the new cases reported since Thursday is a Glacier County woman. The Glacier County Health Department said on Thursday evening: "The individual is a female in her 40’s. Due to patient privacy rights, no other information will be released at this time."
(NOTE: This number may change due to counties reporting final numbers to the state.)
The previously reported total Thursday morning was 241.
Gallatin County reports the most cases at 93. The Gallatin City-County Health Department says two of those cases are hospitalized.
Total Cases by County
Gallatin County - 93 Cases
Yellowstone County - 36 Cases
Flathead County - 18 Cases
Missoula County - 17 Cases
Lewis and Clark County - 13 Cases
Silver Bow County - 11 Cases
Cascade County - 11 Cases
Madison County - 6 Cases
Park County - 6 Cases
Toole County - 6 Cases
Lincoln County - 6 Cases
Lake County - 4 Cases
Deer Lodge County - 3 Cases
Broadwater County - 3 Cases
Jefferson County - 2 Cases
Carbon County - 1 Cases
Ravalli County - 1 Cases
Musselshell County - 1 Cases
Meagher County - 1 Cases
Roosevelt County - 1 Cases
Hill County - 1 Cases
Liberty County - 1 Cases
Glacier County - 1 Cases
There have been 5 deaths in Montana due to COVID-19.
As of Thursday afternoon, the Montana Department of Health and Human Services has completed 5,426 tests for COVID-19.
Governor Steve Bullock said on Tuesday afternoon that 32 patients in Montana have recovered. No new numbers for recoveries have been released since then. There have now been 24 hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in Montana.
CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR SW MONTANA
STAY AT HOME
As of March 28, Montana is under a statewide STAY-AT-HOME directive . The directive is currently in effect through Friday, April 10.
HELPFUL RESOURCES
- What are ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES?
- Travelers arriving in Montana from out of state must SELF-QUARANTINE for 14 days
- Landlords cannot evict for non-payment of rent during stay-at-home order
WE'RE OPEN
Restaurants can offer take-out and delivery options during the state of emergency. Dine-in service is prohibited.
- Bozeman-area Restaurants Open for Business
- Butte-area restaurants beef up take-out options
- See what businesses and organizations across Montana are doing to help limit the spread of COVID-19
THE UPLIFT
Stories to brighten spirits and bring hope
- 95-year-old Butte woman in self-quarantine gets birthday parade from friends and loved ones
- Bozeman florist launches 'Kindness Blooms' project
- 'Through their windows:' Bozeman girls start writing notes to each other from house to house
WHERE TO GET HELP