Report Provides County, State COVID Figures

According to a report located on the Montana Department Health and Human Services’ website, Roosevelt County had 1,571 reported COVID-19 cases as of Feb. 26, 2021.

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 includes 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, Gallatin with 12,295 and Flathead with 10,970.

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.

Counties with the most COVID deaths were Yellowstone with 226, Cascade with 144 and Missoula with 82. 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.

Montana recorded a case rate of 9,348 per 100,000. Case rates per 100,000 for neighboring states included North Dakota at 13,116.6, South Dakota at 12,713.4, Idaho at 9,594.6 and Wyoming at 9,411.7.

Area Statistics

As of Sunday, April 18, Roosevelt County has eight active cases and one current hospitalization. There have been 53 COVID-related deaths reported in the county.

As of Thursday, April 15, Valley County’s active count was six. There have been 866 recovered cases and 11 reported COVID-reported deaths.

Daniels County had zero active cases as of Monday, April 19. The county has 190 recovered cases and 197 cumulative cases. Seven deaths have occurred due to COVID-19 and/ or complications. There are no cases currently hospitalized.

In McCone County, there are no active cases as of Monday, April 19. There are 182 recovered cases. There has been one COVID-related death in the county.

The Phillips County Health Department was reporting zero active cases as of Monday, April 19. Five hundred and eight cases are listed as recovered. There are no active hospitalizations and 17 reported COVID-related deaths.

For Richland County, there is one active case and 2,000 recovered cases as of Thursday, April 15. Total deaths are 16. There have been 1,217 total cases.

Statewide

According to Montana health officials, the state’s total number of known cases now stands at 107,202 since the start of the pandemic. There have been 1,263,201 tests conducted.

Around the state, there are 1,008 active cases. There are 55 active hospitalizations.

By Tuesday, April 20, a total of 1,546 deaths have been reported statewide. A total of 104,648 people are listed as recovered.

Several health mandates for Montana put into effect by former Gov. Steve Bullock were removed by new Gov. Greg Gianforte Jan. 15: Restaurants, bars, breweries, distilleries and casinos no longer have to close at 10 p.m. Gianforte encourages businesses to follow public health guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control, but the governor removed capacity limits for businesses.

Gianforte issued a directive and an executive order on Friday, Feb. 12. The directive rescinds and replaces all prior directives implementing Executive Order 2-2021, which the governor issued on Jan. 13. Consistent with the governor’s announcement on Wednesday, Feb. 10, the new directive allows the statewide mask mandate to expire. Local jurisdictions may still choose to implement their own mask requirements. Gianforte emphasized how providing incentives and encouraging personal responsibility are more effective than imposing unenforceable government mandates.

On Feb. 10, Gianforte signed S.B. 65 into law which provides a liability shield to businesses, nonprofits, and others who protect their workers, their customers, and their clients from the spread of COVID-19.

In keeping with Gianforte’s Jan. 13 directive which removed restrictions on hours of service and capacity for businesses, the latest directive continues to encourage businesses to adopt industry best practices or public health guidance to protect their employees and customers. The directive also continues to promote the use of telehealth services, protect vulnerable Montanans from eviction or foreclosure, ease of licensing for health care professionals and a reduction in

regulatory burdens.

Vaccine Doses

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services’ dashboard features county by county breakdown as far as vaccination numbers.

In Roosevelt County, 4,438 total doses have been administered. There have been 2,123 fully immunizations.

As of Monday, April 19, 643,283 total doses have been administered in Montana. There are 278,888 fully immunized Montanans. The dashboard can be found at https://www.arcgis. com/apps/MapSeries/ index.html?appid=7c-34f3412536439491adcc2103421d4b.