Change in State Reporting of COVID-19 Cases Skews Today’s Numbers

At first glance, the numbers for new COVID-19 cases in Gallatin County were something to be excited about. The Gallatin County City-County Health Department reported today that we only had one new case of the coronavirus in the past 24-hours. However, it turns out that the State of Montana has changed their reporting methods, so today's local and state totals really reflect where the numbers where at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

Beginning today (Tuesday), the state changed their COVID-19 case reporting to only once per day. They will now report new numbers only once per day, between 9-10 a.m. Previously, they were giving updates in the morning and in the afternoon. That's why today's totals looked very much like yesterday's.

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Here is how the COVID-19 numbers have been tracking here in Gallatin County:

March 31: 74 cases

April 1: 79 cases (+5)

April 2: 93 cases (+14)

April 3: 101 cases (+8)

April 4: 109 cases (+8)

April 5: 115 cases (+6)

April 6: 118 cases (+3)

April 7. 119 cases (+1) *Based on changed reporting method