As of Friday morning, Montana has confirmed 541 positive COVID-19 cases. Montana's COVID-19 case tracking map shows 2 new confirmed cases. There are currently 53 active cases in the state.

Montana has reported 62 new COVID-19 cases in the past 10 days.

The county with the highest number of COVID-19 cases continues to be Gallatin with 163 cases. Missoula County has had a total of 40 confirmed cases and just two cases in the past 46 days.

According to state statistics, 470 Montana residents have recovered from COVID-19 and there is currently one person hospitalized.

The DPHHS public health lab in Helena has completed 45,888 tests for COVID-19.

Health officials in Big Horn County announced Friday morning the death of a resident from COVID-19.

The case involved a man in his 60s and is the first death from the virus reported in Big Horn County and the 18th death statewide.

Here are the updated case totals in the state:

      18 Total Cases | 2 New Cases

Beaverhead County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Big Horn County

      36 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Broadwater County

      4 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Carbon County

      6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Cascade County

      17 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Deer Lodge County

      3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Flathead County

      37 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Gallatin County

      163 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Glacier County

      6 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Golden Valley County

      3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Hill County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Jefferson County

      3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Lake County

      5 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

Missoula County

      40 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Musselshell County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Park County

      8 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Pondera County

      2 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Ravalli County

      14 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Richland County

      3 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Roosevelt County

      7 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Rosebud County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Silver Bow County

      11 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Stillwater County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Toole County

      29 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Wheatland County

      1 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

Yellowstone County

      103 Total Cases | 0 New Cases

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