There were 746 new cases and three new deaths added to the total on the Montana COVID-19 tracking site on Sunday morning. The data below is from the official Montana website on October 25:
- TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: There have been 27,880 cumulative cases, with 17,832 people now listed as recovered.
- HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are 357 current hospitalizations, and a cumulative total of 1,229 hospitalizations.
- DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is now 297.
- ACTIVE CASES: There are currently 9,751 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
- TESTING: There were 1m577 completed tests, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 465,607.
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.
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.
The Great Falls Clinic posted the following message on Facebook on Wednesday afternoon: "Today we are at 100% capacity. Although we do not have an ICU, we have four special care beds, all of which are full with COVID-19 patients. Benefis has reached 113% capacity. Benefis ICU is also full with 21 patients, 19 of those patients have COVID-19." As of Friday morning, there have been 14 deaths due to COVID in Cascade County; there are currently 859 active cases and 823 recovered cases in Cascade County.
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- What constitutes a recovery? Click here for details
- Why are cases increasing? Click here for details
Montana officials announced Friday that there is now an online complaint form for people to report violations of COVID-19 health mandates. “The Consumer Complaint Form will allow citizens to report their concerns about businesses and events that have not enacted the directives intended to protect everyone,” Bullock said. “All Montanans deserve a safe community and healthy environment, and reporting these concerns means we’re looking out for each other.”
The Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services already uses the Consumer Complaint Form to investigate public health issues such as possible cases of salmonella and other food-borne illnesses. The form has been updated to include concerns related to COVID-19 public health directives. The information received will allow the state to track cases with numerous complaints and follow up on the most egregious ones. Click here to visit the site/form.
COUNTIES REPORTING NEW CASES
Yellowstone County Cases
5,952 Total | 147 New | 1,944 Active
Gallatin County Cases
2,839 Total | 113 New | 741 Active
Missoula County Cases
2,046 Total | 89 New | 874 Active
Flathead County Cases
3,014 Total | 70 New | 583 Active
Hill County Cases
716 Total | 31 New | 357 Active
Lake County Cases
521 Total | 26 New | 239 Active
Custer County Cases
274 Total | 22 New | 119 Active
Lewis & Clark County Cases
832 Total | 22 New | 570 Active
Richland County Cases
265 Total | 22 New | 85 Active
Silver Bow County Cases
551 Total | 17 New | 184 Active
Park County Cases
236 Total | 16 New | 69 Active
Deer Lodge County Cases
408 Total | 14 New | 147 Active
Lincoln County Cases
293 Total | 14 New | 93 Active
Ravalli County Cases
425 Total | 13 New | 237 Active
Blaine County Cases
283 Total | 12 New | 161 Active
Chouteau County Cases
96 Total | 12 New | 48 Active
Fallon County Cases
59 Total | 12 New | 41 Active
Fergus County Cases
205 Total | 11 New | 89 Active
Glacier County Cases
857 Total | 10 New | 661 Active
Jefferson County Cases
150 Total | 9 New | 67 Active
Powell County Cases
98 Total | 9 New | 86 Active
Sanders County Cases
96 Total | 7 New | 24 Active
Madison County Cases
163 Total | 6 New | 35 Active
Rosebud County Cases
749 Total | 6 New | 56 Active
Valley County Cases
326 Total | 6 New | 79 Active
Broadwater County Cases
67 Total | 5 New | 47 Active
Carbon County Cases
232 Total | 4 New | 43 Active
Garfield County Cases
34 Total | 3 New | 5 Active
Phillips County Cases
162 Total | 3 New | 20 Active
Sweet Grass County Cases
74 Total | 3 New | 16 Active
Cascade County Cases
1,708 Total | 2 New | 828 Active
Golden Valley County Cases
15 Total | 2 New | 10 Active
Teton County Cases
86 Total | 2 New | 32 Active
Toole County Cases
309 Total | 2 New | 118 Active
Dawson County Cases
211 Total | 1 New | 87 Active
Meagher County Cases
66 Total | 1 New | 15 Active
Roosevelt County Cases
898 Total | 1 New | 336 Active
Wheatland County Cases
62 Total | 1 New | 30 Active
COUNTIES REPORTING NO NEW CASES
Beaverhead County Cases
263 Total | 0 New | 31 Active
Big Horn County Cases
1,331 Total | 0 New | 233 Active
Carter County Cases
53 Total | 0 New | 41 Active
Daniels County Cases
27 Total | 0 New | 14 Active
Granite County Cases
59 Total | 0 New | 35 Active
Judith Basin County Cases
16 Total | 0 New | 5 Active
Liberty County Cases
28 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
McCone County Cases
61 Total | 0 New | 12 Active
Mineral County Cases
15 Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Musselshell County Cases
92 Total | 0 New | 44 Active
Petroleum County Cases
3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active
Pondera County Cases
146 Total | 0 New | 26 Active
Powder River County Cases
54 Total | 0 New | 9 Active
Prairie County Cases
32 Total | 0 New | 3 Active
Sheridan County Cases
63 Total | 0 New | 20 Active
Stillwater County Cases
201 Total | 0 New | 74 Active
Treasure County Cases
18 Total | 0 New | 7 Active
Wibaux County Cases
40 Total | 0 New | 18 Active
