Montana will not be reporting new virus cases until Saturday, following New Year's Day.
The total nearly matched Wednesday’s report of 629 cases, the state’s highest total in a week and a half. Montana has seen a downward trend in positive coronavirus cases, with reports falling by nearly 30% each of the last two weeks from the week prior, according to a USA TODAY analysis.
Cascade County saw 23 new cases Thursday, bringing its total 6,634 with 875 remaining active. Of the 81,555 positive reports in Montana since the pandemic began in March, 5,603 are active and there have been 74,991 recoveries.
Montana added 11 deaths overnight, bringing the state’s death toll to 961. There have been 791,589 total tests administered, which is 4,781 more than the previous day data was available.