Update 4:15 p.m. Musselshell County Sheriff Shawn Lesnik told MTN News that the two new cases from his county were actually Golden Valley residents who tested positive at a hospital in Musselshell County.
The updated information, confirmed by Julie Rooney, public health nurse for the Central Montana Health District, leaves Musselshell County with one total COVID-19 case. That person has recovered, according to the Central Montana Health District.
Golden Valley County has three cases of COVID-19, according to the health district.
Lesnik said the state's numbers likely won't be updated until Friday.
The story below has been updated with the new information
The Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map shows there are 415 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday morning.
The previously reported state total on Wednesday was 404.
According to state statistics, 218 Montana residents have recovered from COVID-19 and there are currently 21 people hospitalized.
A total of 9,936 tests have been completed, according to the tracking map.
Total Confirmed Cases and New Daily Cases by County
- Missoula County: 33 Total Cases | 3 New Cases*
- Yellowstone County: 67 Total Cases | 3 New Cases
- Gallatin County: 141 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
- Golden Valley County: 3 Total Cases | 2 New Cases
- Big Horn County: 3 Total Cases | 1 New Cases
- Beaverhead County: 1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Broadwater County: 4 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Carbon County: 6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Cascade County: 13 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Deer Lodge County: 3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Flathead County: 37 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Glacier County: 4 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Hill County: 1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Jefferson County: 2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Lake County: 5 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Lewis and Clark County: 16 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Liberty County: 1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Lincoln County: 7 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Madison County: 8 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Meagher County: 1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Musselshell County: 1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Park County: 7 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Pondera County: 1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Ravalli County: 5 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Richland County: 3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Roosevelt County: 4 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Silver Bow County: 11 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Stillwater County: 1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
- Toole County: 26 Total Cases | 0 New Cases
* The Missoula City-County Health Department was reporting 35 COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday morning -- including two "epi-linked cases. Local health departments often receive information on COVID-19 cases before state health officials.
Gov. Steve Bullock’s orders closing public schools and requiring people to stay home -- except for essential activities -- has been extended until April 24.
There have been three COVID-19 related deaths in Toole County, and one each in Flathead, Lincoln, Madison and Missoula counties.