State & Local Coronavirus Summary

The trendline below captures the movement of confirmed cases and deaths throughout the state since Montana's first confirmed coronavirus case on March 11^th, 2020. Notable daily spikes in cases occurred on October 22^nd (1,608 cases), November 14^th (1,642 cases), November 20^th (1,475 cases), and December 4^th (1,314 cases). Historic case and death data is provided by the CDC Case Task Force. 

For more information on the status of the coronavirus by county or throughout the state, visit the State of Montana's Coronavirus website. 

The following data, and more information about COVID-19 cases in schools, can be found on the State of Montana’s Coronavirus website and on the Billings Public Schools website. Data relevant to December 11, 2020.

1. Across Montana, there have been 4,260 COVID-19 cases associated with K-12 schools.
2. Within Yellowstone County, 60 schools have reported COVID-19 activity and there have been 282 total cases within those schools.
3. The colleges and universities in Billings report a total of 139 associated cases, with the breakdown by institution as follows: Montana State University Billings (58), Rocky Mountain College (71), and Yellowstone Christian College (10). 
4. For Billings Public School District 2, cases are summarized as follows:

The following data depicts case counts for congregate settings in Montana. The CDC defines congregate settings as places where peoples "often gather together closely for social, leisure, and recreational activities, shared dining, and/or use of shared equipment, such as kitchen appliances, laundry facilities, stairwells, and elevators." Data relevant to December 25, 2020.

•  12,020 cases in Montana have been linked to congregate setting
• There have been 377 deaths associated with congregate settings
• 41% of all COVID-19 deaths in Montana are attributed to congregate settings

For more data on congregate setting case counts for Montana, visit the DPHHS COVID-19 EPI Profile Page