HELENA - There were 593 new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday in Montana, with 2,100 total active cases in the state.
DPHHS reports 10 additional COVID-19 related deaths are being reported. One death occurred in December 2021, four in January 2022, and five in February 2022.
The total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Montana has risen to 3,172 according to the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services (DPHHS).
Counties reporting additional COVID-19 related deaths
- Blaine (1)
- Cascade (1)
- Lewis and Clark (3)
- Silver Bow (2)
- Valley (1)
- Yellowstone (2)
The number of active hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has dropped from 142 on Thursday to 125.
The cumulative number of hospitalizations in Montana due to the virus is 11,589.
There have been 265,797 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Montana. The cumulative number of recoveries is now 260,525.
There were 3,874 new COVID-19 tests administered since the last DPHHS report.
Counties reporting the most new COVID-19 cases
- Cascade County Cases: 24,274 Total | 222 New | 241 Active
- Flathead County Cases: 27,517 Total | 156 New | 167 Active
- Yellowstone County Cases: 41,597 Total | 38 New | 411 Active
- Missoula County Cases: 26,684 Total | 29 New | 269 Active
- Deer Lodge County Cases: 2,449 Total | 20 New | 28 Active
- Lewis and Clark County Cases: 17,359 Total | 15 New | 43 Active
- Gallatin County Cases: 33,762 Total | 14 New | 203 Active
- Rosebud County Cases: 2,518 Total | 13 New | 18 Active
- Ravalli County Cases: 6,837 Total | 11 New | 62 Active
- Lake County Cases: 6,514 Total | 8 New | 35 Active
Information from DPHHS at this point does not include data on whether new cases occurred among vaccinated or unvaccinated people.
A total of 54% of eligible residents are now vaccinated, with 555,359 Montanans now considered fully vaccinated. The total number of doses administered is 1,405,229.
If you want to get vaccinated, contact your county health department, or click here.
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 Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.