COVID-19 Update: Montana Adds 873 New Cases, 16 More Deaths

As of Wednesday morning, Montana has confirmed 178,980 positive COVID-19 cases. Montana's COVID-19 case tracking map shows 873 new confirmed cases. There are currently 9,052 active cases in the state.

According to the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, 1,113,818 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 506,997 Montanans are fully immunized.

In Missoula, 153,818 doses have been administered and 69,849 people are fully immunized. 67% of Missoula's eligible population are fully vaccinated, which remains the most in the state. You can find the current case numbers from the Missoula City-County Health Department right here.

According to state statistics, 167,532 Montana residents have recovered from COVID-19 and 356 people are currently hospitalized.

The state COVID-19 related death toll increased from 2,380 on Tuesday to 2,396 on Wednesday, according to state health officials.

Here are the updated case totals in Montana:

Yellowstone County Cases

29,240 Total | 142 New | 2,237 Active

Cascade County Cases

15,540 Total | 95 New | 1,065 Active

Missoula County Cases

16,531 Total | 83 New | 1,386 Active

Flathead County Cases

19,660 Total | 71 New | 598 Active

Gallatin County Cases

20,752 Total | 69 New | 360 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases

11,367 Total | 63 New | 983 Active

Silver Bow County Cases

5,902 Total | 52 New | 100 Active

Lake County Cases

4,269 Total | 36 New | 211 Active

Roosevelt County Cases

2,052 Total | 27 New | 108 Active

Big Horn County Cases

3,083 Total | 23 New | 95 Active

Park County Cases

2,471 Total | 23 New | 356 Active

Glacier County Cases

2,223 Total | 20 New | 85 Active

Richland County Cases

1,796 Total | 18 New | 40 Active

Dawson County Cases

1,655 Total | 16 New | 37 Active

Blaine County Cases

1,316 Total | 13 New | 53 Active

Madison County Cases

1,307 Total | 13 New | 29 Active

Chouteau County Cases

731 Total | 12 New | 45 Active

Sanders County Cases

1,427 Total | 11 New | 69 Active

Jefferson County Cases

1,735 Total | 8 New | 46 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases

1,610 Total | 7 New | 32 Active

Fergus County Cases

1,723 Total | 7 New | 118 Active

Ravalli County Cases

5,117 Total | 7 New | 124 Active

Hill County Cases

3,265 Total | 6 New | 53 Active

Lincoln County Cases

3,379 Total | 5 New | 122 Active

Phillips County Cases

816 Total | 5 New | 43 Active

Valley County Cases

1,286 Total | 5 New | 68 Active

Carbon County Cases

1,398 Total | 4 New | 96 Active

Custer County Cases

2,202 Total | 4 New | 68 Active

Garfield County Cases

142 Total | 4 New | 15 Active

Pondera County Cases

784 Total | 3 New | 12 Active

Powell County Cases

1,386 Total | 3 New | 50 Active

Teton County Cases

860 Total | 3 New | 16 Active

Beaverhead County Cases

1,491 Total | 2 New | 34 Active

Broadwater County Cases

860 Total | 2 New | 45 Active

Judith Basin County Cases

154 Total | 2 New | 7 Active

Musselshell County Cases

638 Total | 2 New | 78 Active

Sheridan County Cases

516 Total | 2 New | 11 Active

Golden Valley County Cases

109 Total | 1 New | 24 Active

Granite County Cases

397 Total | 1 New | 14 Active

Meagher County Cases

260 Total | 1 New | 12 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases

566 Total | 1 New | 10 Active

Toole County Cases

982 Total | 1 New | 25 Active

Carter County Cases

181 Total | 0 New | 8 Active

Daniels County Cases

289 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Fallon County Cases

470 Total | 0 New | 12 Active

Liberty County Cases

260 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

McCone County Cases

273 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Mineral County Cases

713 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Petroleum County Cases

19 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Powder River County Cases

277 Total | 0 New | 5 Active

Prairie County Cases

161 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Rosebud County Cases

1,673 Total | 0 New | 34 Active

Stillwater County Cases

1,160 Total | 0 New | 106 Active

Treasure County Cases

90 Total | 0 New | 8 Active

Wheatland County Cases

262 Total | 0 New | 5 Active

Wibaux County Cases

169 Total | 0 New | 5 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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