Report Provides County, State COVID Figures

According to a report form the Montana Department Health and Human Services, Roosevelt County had 1,571 reported COVID-19 cases as of Feb. 26.

The Interim Epidemiological Analysis was completed using data that was available at that time. As of Feb. 26, case count for the state was 99,909.

The total figures include 1,058 in Richland County, 822 in Valley, 1,066 in Dawson, 386 in Sheridan, 195 in Daniels and 180 in McCone.

The Montana counties with the highest number of cases were Yellowstone with 16,220 and Gallatin with 12,295.

The age group with the most cases was 20-20 years with 18,206. Second was 30-39 years with 16,039, next came 40-49 years at 13,491 and then 50-59 years with 13,462.

Of the cases reported, 62,726 or 80 percent were white and 8,119 or 10 percent were American Indian or Alaska Native.

For those who died with COVID, the median age was 79 years old and 56 percent were males. When race was known, 72 percent identified as white and 17 percent as Native American.

The county with the most COVID deaths was Yellowstone with 226. Eastern Montana deaths included Roosevelt with 53, Richland with 14, Dawson with 28, Valley with 11, Daniels with seven and Sheridan with five.

According to the report, there were 14,694 tests conducted in Roosevelt County. Other test totals included 12,956 in Dawson, 8,433 in Richland, 4,947 in Valley and 3,889 in Sheridan.