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Montana adds 121 new COVID-19 cases (Saturday, Aug. 15)

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Montana added 121 new COVID-19 cases to its total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Saturday.

A complete list of new cases reported by county is below.

Note: Numbers reported by the state each day may differ from those reported by county public health departments due to periodic lag times in reporting data to the state. MTN News counts the updated data individual counties report throughout a given day.

  • TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: Montana now reports 5,659 cumulative cases statewide, with 4,123 people recovered.
  • HOSPITALIZATIONS: There are currently 90 patients hospitalized. There have been 319 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
  • ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 1,453 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.
  • TESTING: The number of tests increased by 1,075 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 200,936.
  • DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is now at 82.

On Friday, Missoula County reported its second death in the county due to COVID-19.

Governor Steve Bullock announced a statewide directive requiring face coverings/masks in Montana on July 15. The directive applies to counties that have four or more active cases of COVID-19.

The directive requires that masks be used in most indoor settings and where social distancing cannot be maintained. Bullock said businesses will have the right to deny entry of anyone not wearing a mask.

Click here to read the full text of the face-covering/mask directive.

Counties Reporting New Cases

Yellowstone County Cases

1,487 Total | 23 New | 603 Active

Missoula County Cases

378 Total | 22 New | 78 Active

Big Horn County Cases

510 Total | 18 New | 212 Active

Gallatin County Cases

988 Total | 11 New | 41 Active

Flathead County Cases

385 Total | 10 New | 62 Active

Phillips County Cases

91 Total | 6 New | 70 Active

Rosebud County Cases

71 Total | 6 New | 48 Active

Fergus County Cases

23 Total | 5 New | 16 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases

176 Total | 5 New | 63 Active

Lake County Cases

187 Total | 3 New | 17 Active

Cascade County Cases

181 Total | 2 New | 44 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases

30 Total | 2 New | 7 Active

Stillwater County Cases

31 Total | 2 New | 10 Active

Blaine County Cases

15 Total | 1 New | 4 Active

Dawson County Cases

30 Total | 1 New | 17 Active

Hill County Cases

48 Total | 1 New | 5 Active

Jefferson County Cases

31 Total | 1 New | 16 Active

Roosevelt County Cases

30 Total | 1 New | 9 Active

Toole County Cases

45 Total | 1 New | 1 Active