Montana adds 224 new COVID-19 cases (Friday, Sept. 18)

Montana added 224 new COVID-19 cases to its total on the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map on Friday.

Montana state health officials reported three additional deaths.

For the second day in a row, the number of additional cases reported set a new record high. On Thursday, the state reported 217 additional cases of the virusand two additional deaths in Yellowstone County.

The state death toll now stands at 146. The three additional deaths were reported in Rosebud County, raising the total number of deaths there to 10.

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 9,871 cumulative cases statewide, with 7,500 people recovered.

• HOSPITALIZATIONS: The state reports 105 active hospitalizations, 555 total hospitalizations.

• ACTIVE CASES: The state reports there are currently 2,225 active COVID-19 cases in Montana.

• TESTING: The number of tests increased by 3,256 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 298,555.

• DEATHS: The cumulative number of deaths in Montana is at 146.

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.

Total Confirmed, New Daily, Active Cases by County

Yellowstone County Cases

2,677 Total | 61 New | 810 Active

Rosebud County Cases

538 Total | 34 New | 215 Active

Big Horn County Cases

814 Total | 14 New | 134 Active

Roosevelt County Cases

101 Total | 14 New | 62 Active

Gallatin County Cases

1,179 Total | 13 New | 47 Active

Meagher County Cases

23 Total | 13 New | 15 Active

Silver Bow County Cases

194 Total | 11 New | 62 Active

Missoula County Cases

514 Total | 9 New | 78 Active

Lake County Cases

252 Total | 7 New | 39 Active

Custer County Cases

91 Total | 6 New | 17 Active

Flathead County Cases

740 Total | 6 New | 140 Active

Hill County Cases

124 Total | 5 New | 22 Active

Dawson County Cases

67 Total | 3 New | 15 Active

Musselshell County Cases

31 Total | 3 New | 7 Active

Carbon County Cases

106 Total | 2 New | 10 Active

Cascade County Cases

483 Total | 2 New | 225 Active

Glacier County Cases

171 Total | 2 New | 30 Active

Park County Cases

86 Total | 2 New | 12 Active

Pondera County Cases

20 Total | 2 New | 4 Active

Toole County Cases

66 Total | 2 New | 9 Active

Beaverhead County Cases

76 Total | 1 New | 4 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases

88 Total | 1 New | 50 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases

216 Total | 1 New | 17 Active

Ravalli County Cases

120 Total | 1 New | 7 Active

Sanders County Cases

43 Total | 1 New | 2 Active

Wheatland County Cases

8 Total | 1 New | 1 Active

Blaine County Cases

15 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Broadwater County Cases

17 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Chouteau County Cases

18 Total | 0 New | 7 Active

Daniels County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Fallon County Cases

4 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Fergus County Cases

53 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Garfield County Cases

16 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Golden Valley County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Granite County Cases

22 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Jefferson County Cases

48 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Judith Basin County Cases

6 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Liberty County Cases

15 Total | 0 New | 8 Active

Lincoln County Cases

105 Total | 0 New | 14 Active

Madison County Cases

97 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

McCone County Cases

19 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Mineral County Cases

2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Phillips County Cases

116 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Powder River County Cases

2 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Powell County Cases

10 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Prairie County Cases

1 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Richland County Cases

71 Total | 0 New | 6 Active

Sheridan County Cases

7 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Stillwater County Cases

49 Total | 0 New | 12 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases

37 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Teton County Cases

20 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Treasure County Cases

3 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Valley County Cases

52 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Wibaux County Cases

8 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

County Gender Age Range Date Reported