HELENA — There were 720 new COVID-19 cases reported within the last 24 hours in Montana, with 3,899 total active cases in the state as of Tuesday.
Yellowstone County added the most new cases with 166 reported, their total active cases is now 639. Flathead saw the second-highest number of news cases with 136, totaling 690 active cases. Missoula was the third highest with 85 new cases.
There were eight new deaths reported; the total number of Montanans who have died due to COVID is now 1,768, according to the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services (DPHHS).
The number of people currently hospitalized due to COVID is 239, up 19 from Monday. The cumulative number of hospitalizations in Montana due to the virus is 6,201. To date, roughly 1-in-20 (5.0%) reported COVID cases in the state have resulted in a hospitalization.
Montana crossed 50 percent of eligible residents vaccinated this weekend, with 457,505 Montanans now considered fully vaccinated. The total number of doses administered is 931,617. If you want to get vaccinated, contact your county health department, or click here.
There have been 123,674 cumulative cases of COVID in Montana. The cumulative number of recoveries is now 118,007. The total number of COVID tests administered in Montana is 1,590,407.
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 24, 2021.
Cumulative, New Daily, Active Cases by County
- Yellowstone County Cases: 19,612 Total | 166 New | 639 Active
- Flathead County Cases: 14,296 Total | 136 New | 690 Active
- Missoula County Cases: 10,471 Total | 85 New | 477 Active
- Gallatin County Cases: 15,698 Total | 76 New | 193 Active
- Lake County Cases: 2,384 Total | 30 New | 122 Active
- Cascade County Cases: 10,565 Total | 24 New | 664 Active
- Lincoln County Cases: 1,900 Total | 16 New | 90 Active
- Lewis and Clark County Cases: 7,584 Total | 15 New | 205 Active
- Park County Cases: 1,619 Total | 14 New | 52 Active
- Silver Bow County Cases: 4,380 Total | 14 New | 95 Active
- Hill County Cases: 2,155 Total | 13 New | 36 Active
- Phillips County Cases: 559 Total | 13 New | 18 Active
- Ravalli County Cases: 3,516 Total | 11 New | 77 Active
- Beaverhead County Cases: 976 Total | 8 New | 17 Active
- Deer Lodge County Cases: 1,243 Total | 8 New | 43 Active
- Rosebud County Cases: 1,291 Total | 8 New | 24 Active
- Custer County Cases: 1,283 Total | 7 New | 33 Active
- Roosevelt County Cases: 1,718 Total | 7 New | 17 Active
- Big Horn County Cases: 2,634 Total | 6 New | 12 Active
- Stillwater County Cases: 804 Total | 6 New | 20 Active
- Madison County Cases: 854 Total | 5 New | 17 Active
- Pondera County Cases: 551 Total | 5 New | 16 Active
- Broadwater County Cases: 560 Total | 4 New | 18 Active
- Jefferson County Cases: 1,188 Total | 4 New | 17 Active
- Blaine County Cases: 874 Total | 3 New | 17 Active
- Carbon County Cases: 984 Total | 3 New | 16 Active
- Fergus County Cases: 1,234 Total | 3 New | 14 Active
- Glacier County Cases: 1,610 Total | 3 New | 35 Active
- Powell County Cases: 1,033 Total | 3 New | 32 Active
- Teton County Cases: 573 Total | 3 New | 16 Active
- Valley County Cases: 928 Total | 3 New | 12 Active
- Carter County Cases: 156 Total | 2 New | 3 Active
- Dawson County Cases: 1,177 Total | 2 New | 20 Active
- Fallon County Cases: 332 Total | 2 New | 4 Active
- Liberty County Cases: 147 Total | 2 New | 13 Active
- Chouteau County Cases: 524 Total | 1 New | 3 Active
- Granite County Cases: 247 Total | 1 New | 5 Active
- Judith Basin County Cases: 103 Total | 1 New | 3 Active
- Mineral County Cases: 406 Total | 1 New | 34 Active
- Musselshell County Cases: 388 Total | 1 New | 7 Active
- Powder River County Cases: 167 Total | 1 New | 3 Active
- Sweet Grass County Cases: 416 Total | 1 New | 4 Active
- Toole County Cases: 802 Total | 1 New | 6 Active
- Treasure County Cases: 57 Total | 1 New | 1 Active
- Wheatland County Cases: 193 Total | 1 New | 3 Active