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Montana reports 121 schools with COVID-19 cases

Montana reports 121 schools with COVID cases
Posted at 7:24 AM, Sep 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-24 09:24:11-04

Montana health officials reported Wednesday 121 schools with COVID-19 cases, about double the amount reported the previous week.

The report, which included cases counted through Friday, showed 188 students and 90 staff members had tested positive for the virus, for a total of 488 cases associated with Montana schools.

The report showed 74 cases in elementary schools (57 students, 17 teachers), 37 in middle schools (31 students and 6 teachers) and 85 in high schools (66 students and 19 students).

In Flathead County, 18 schools have cases reported while Lake County has seen six and three Missoula County schools have seen COVID-19 cases within the last 14 days.

Read the full report here.

Here's a list of all schools in Flathead County with a positive COVID test according to the latest state report:

  • Bigfork High School
  • Bigfork Middle School
  • Columbia Falls High School
  • Columbia Falls Junior High School
  • Edgerton Elementary School
  • Evergreen Elementary School
  • Flathead High School
  • Flathead Junior High School
  • Glacier Gateway Elementary School
  • Glacier High School
  • Kalispell Middle School
  • Linderman school
  • Muldown Elementary School
  • Rankin Elementary School
  • St. Mathews Middle School
  • Stillwater Christian High School
  • Trinity Luthren Elementary School
  • Whitefish High School

Here's a list of all schools in Lake County with a positive COVID test according to the latest state report:

  • Dixon Elementary School
  • Ronan Middle School
  • Ronan Elementary School
  • St. Ignatius Elementary School
  • St. Ignatius High School

Here's a list of all schools in Missoula County with a positive COVID test according to the latest state report:

  • Hellgate High School High
  • Target Range School
  • University of Montana
  • Under Investigation*

*Under investigation = the current school is not yet reported to the health department