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Montana reports 232 new COVID-19 cases

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Coronavirus particle, illustration. Different strains of coronavirus are responsible for diseases such as the common cold, gastroenteritis and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). A new coronavirus (2019-CoV) emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The virus causes a mild respiratory illness that can develop into pneumonia and be fatal in some cases. The coronaviruses take their name from their crown (corona) of surface proteins, which are used to attach and penetrate their host cells. Once inside the cells, the particles use the cells' machinery to make more copies of the virus.

Montana’s Coronavirus Task Force is reporting 232 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 Thursday, April 8.

The new cases include:

95 in Gallatin County

35 in Cascade County*

20 in Missoula County

17 in Ravalli County

14 in Flathead County

12 in Yellowstone County

10 in Lewis and Clark County

5 in Lake County

5 in Roosevelt County

3 in Broadwater County

3 in Jefferson County

2 in Deer Lodge County

2 in Teton County

1 in Carbon County

1 in Dawson County

1 in Hill County

1 in Lincoln County

1 in Phillips County

1 in Richland County

There have been 105,750 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Montana, with 1,005 active, 103,251 recovered, 1,494 deaths and 40 active hospitalizations.

A total of 1,229,123 tests for COVID-19 have been conducted in Montana.

Written by Paula Mattison

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