HELENA — There were 890 new COVID-19 cases reported within the last 24 hours in Montana, with 5,057 total active cases in the state as of Tuesday.
The last time the state had over 5,000 active cases was Jan. 9 according to MTN data. Montana averaged 2,227 active cases a day in August, almost six times the July average of 384 active cases a day.
The number of people currently hospitalized due to COVID is 251, an increase of 28 since Monday. The cumulative number of hospitalizations in Montana due to the virus is 6,358, an increase of 36 since Monday.
Since Aug. 2, 626 people in Montana have been hospitalized due to COVID complications. To date, roughly 1 in 20 (5.0%) reported COVID cases in the state have resulted in a hospitalization.
Yellowstone County added the most new cases with 193 reported, there are 892 total active cases in the county. Cascade County saw the second-highest number of news cases with 112, totaling 805 active cases. Flathead County was the third highest with 96 new cases, with a total of 837 active cases.
There were 13 new deaths reported; the total number of Montanans who have died due to COVID is now 1,800, according to the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services (DPHHS). Since the Aug. 2, 2021 DPHHS report, 92 people have died due to COVID in the state, compared to 38 in July.
50 percent of eligible residents are now vaccinated, with 463,273 Montanans now considered fully vaccinated. The total number of doses administered is 945,302. Montana added an average of 653 fully vaccinated people per day, compared to 476 in July. If you want to get vaccinated, contact your county health department, or click here.
There have been 127,227 cumulative cases of COVID in Montana. The cumulative number of recoveries is now 120,370. There were 6,746 new COVID tests administered since the last DPHHS report. As of the Aug. 2, 2021 report, there have been 3,736 confirmed cases in the state.
People can visit the DPHHS website at any time for current state data and county-specific information.
The information is from the DPHHS website and is current as of Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
Cumulative, New Daily, Active Cases by County
- Yellowstone County Cases: 20,304 Total | 193 New | 892 Active
- Cascade County Cases: 10,984 Total | 112 New | 805 Active
- Flathead County Cases: 14,706 Total | 96 New | 837 Active
- Gallatin County Cases: 15,952 Total | 95 New | 223 Active
- Missoula County Cases: 10,867 Total | 71 New | 671 Active
- Lincoln County Cases: 2,014 Total | 36 New | 113 Active
- Hill County Cases: 2,268 Total | 34 New | 104 Active
- Lewis and Clark County Cases: 7,783 Total | 32 New | 271 Active
- Silver Bow County Cases: 4,463 Total | 27 New | 128 Active
- Lake County Cases: 2,461 Total | 22 New | 115 Active
- Ravalli County Cases: 3,613 Total | 20 New | 149 Active
- Custer County Cases: 1,320 Total | 16 New | 43 Active
- Fallon County Cases: 360 Total | 9 New | 14 Active
- Fergus County Cases: 1,266 Total | 9 New | 33 Active
- Glacier County Cases: 1,643 Total | 9 New | 31 Active
- Richland County Cases: 1,349 Total | 9 New | 44 Active
- Teton County Cases: 586 Total | 8 New | 12 Active
- Broadwater County Cases:583 Total | 7 New | 27 Active
- Liberty County Cases: 157 Total | 6 New | 11 Active
- Phillips County Cases: 573 Total | 6 New | 17 Active
- Chouteau County Cases: 533 Total | 5 New | 9 Active
- Madison County Cases: 874 Total | 5 New | 21 Active
- Musselshell County Cases: 398 Total | 5 New | 10 Active
- Park County Cases: 1,639 Total | 5 New | 64 Active
- Sanders County Cases: 784 Total | 5 New | 30 Active
- Carbon County Cases: 1,015 Total | 4 New | 27 Active
- Deer Lodge County Cases: 1,273 Total | 4 New | 29 Active
- Jefferson County Cases: 1,207 Total | 4 New | 20 Active
- Powell County Cases: 1,054 Total | 4 New | 25 Active
- Roosevelt County Cases: 1,742 Total | 4 New | 27 Active
- Rosebud County Cases: 1,306 Total | 4 New | 23 Active
- Dawson County Cases: 1,211 Total | 3 New | 22 Active
- Beaverhead County Cases: 981 Total | 2 New | 13 Active
- Big Horn County Cases: 2,665 Total | 2 New | 23 Active
- Judith Basin County Cases: 106 Total | 2 New | 2 Active
- Mineral County Cases: 426 Total | 2 New | 19 Active
- Pondera County Cases: 563 Total | 2 New | 11 Active
- Stillwater County Cases: 825 Total | 2 New | 27 Active
- Toole County Cases: 811 Total | 2 New | 8 Active
- Blaine County Cases: 904 Total | 1 New | 31 Active
- Carter County Cases: 158 Total | 1 New | 5 Active
- Daniels County Cases: 203 Total | 1 New | 0 Active
- Meagher County Cases: 166 Total | 1 New | 4 Active
- Powder River County Cases: 174 Total | 1 New | 9 Active
- Sweet Grass County Cases: 418 Total | 1 New | 2 Active
- Valley County Cases: 943 Total | 1 New | 24 Active