COVID-19 Update: Montana Adds 113 New Cases, Two More Deaths

As of Thursday morning, Montana has confirmed 273,904 positive COVID-19 cases. Montana's COVID-19 case tracking map shows 113 new confirmed cases. There are currently 557 active cases in the state.

According to the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services, 1,453,627 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 563,154 Montanans are fully immunized.

In Missoula, 201,542 doses have been administered and 77,026 people are fully immunized. 66% of Missoula's eligible population are fully vaccinated, which remains tied for the most in the state. You can find the current case numbers from the Missoula City-County Health Department right here.

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According to state statistics, 269,991 Montana residents have recovered from COVID-19 and 18 people are currently hospitalized.

The number of tests increased by 2,093 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 2,773,221.

The state COVID-19 related death toll increased from 3,354 on Wednesday to 3,356 on Thursday, according to state health officials. 94 additional deaths have been reported in the past four days. According to Montana DPHHS Public Information Officer Jon Ebelt, the number of deaths reported this week are largely due to data reconciliation. He said they go back over many months and some are even from last year.

Here are the updated case totals in Montana:

Gallatin County Cases

34,364 Total | 32 New | 117 Active

Cascade County Cases

25,215 Total | 28 New | 44 Active

Missoula County Cases

27,542 Total | 17 New | 125 Active

Ravalli County Cases

7,062 Total | 8 New | 18 Active

Yellowstone County Cases

42,958 Total | 4 New | 88 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases

17,647 Total | 3 New | 19 Active

Park County Cases

4,211 Total | 3 New | 11 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases

781 Total | 3 New | 5 Active

Flathead County Cases

29,167 Total | 2 New | 21 Active

Lake County Cases

6,602 Total | 2 New | 21 Active

Powder River County Cases

342 Total | 2 New | 5 Active

Silver Bow County Cases

8,490 Total | 2 New | 12 Active

Beaverhead County Cases

2,135 Total | 1 New | 3 Active

Big Horn County Cases

4,968 Total | 1 New | 7 Active

Carbon County Cases

2,068 Total | 1 New | 6 Active

Chouteau County Cases

992 Total | 1 New | 0 Active

Dawson County Cases

2,339 Total | 1 New | 8 Active

Fallon County Cases

679 Total | 1 New | 2 Active

Mineral County Cases

1,097 Total | 1 New | 1 Active

Blaine County Cases

2,071 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Broadwater County Cases

1,278 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Carter County Cases

252 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Custer County Cases

3,056 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Daniels County Cases

386 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases

2,558 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Fergus County Cases

2,511 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Garfield County Cases

225 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Glacier County Cases

3,946 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Golden Valley County Cases

150 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Granite County Cases

534 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Hill County Cases

4,567 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Jefferson County Cases

2,593 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Judith Basin County Cases

222 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Liberty County Cases

398 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Lincoln County Cases

4,756 Total | 0 New | 25 Active

Madison County Cases

1,809 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

McCone County Cases

383 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Meagher County Cases

409 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Musselshell County Cases

915 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Petroleum County Cases

35 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Phillips County Cases

1,061 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Pondera County Cases

1,167 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Powell County Cases

1,871 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Prairie County Cases

263 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Richland County Cases

2,641 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Roosevelt County Cases

3,276 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Rosebud County Cases

2,632 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Sanders County Cases

2,151 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Sheridan County Cases

699 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Stillwater County Cases

1,536 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Teton County Cases

1,279 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Toole County Cases

1,244 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Treasure County Cases

133 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Valley County Cases

1,703 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Wheatland County Cases

386 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Wibaux County Cases

204 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Answers to 25 common COVID-19 vaccine questions

Vaccinations for COVID-19 began being administered in the U.S. on Dec. 14, 2020. The quick rollout came a little more than a year after the virus was first identified in November 2019. The impressive speed with which vaccines were developed has also left a lot of people with a lot of questions. The questions range from the practical—how will I get vaccinated?—to the scientific—how do these vaccines even work?

Keep reading to discover answers to 25 common COVID-19 vaccine questions.

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