COVID-19 Weekly Update: Montana Adds 657 Cases, 28 New Deaths

Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - As of Friday morning, Montana has confirmed 330,641 positive COVID-19 cases. Montana's COVID-19 case tracking map shows 657 new confirmed cases. There are currently 800 active cases in the state.

According to the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services, 1,665,532 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 573,965 Montanans are fully immunized.

In Missoula, 234,887 doses have been administered and 78,586 people are fully immunized. 65% of Missoula's eligible population are fully vaccinated, which is 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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The state COVID-19-related death toll increased from 3,656 on March 10, 2023, to 3,684 on March 17, 2023, according to state health officials.

Here are the updated case totals in Montana:

Yellowstone County Cases:
51,540 Total | 112 Newly Reported | 162 Active

Missoula County Cases:
34,151 Total | 70 Newly Reported | 103 Active

Cascade County Cases:
30,145 Total | 67 Newly Reported | 76 Active

Gallatin County Cases:
41,728 Total | 60 Newly Reported | 82 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases:
21,913 Total | 39 Newly Reported | 25 Active

Silver Bow County Cases:
9,993 Total | 38 Newly Reported | 42 Active

Flathead County Cases:
33,915 Total | 37 Newly Reported | 53 Active

Ravalli County Cases:
8,588 Total | 35 Newly Reported | 58 Active

Glacier County Cases:
4,766 Total | 24 Newly Reported | 15 Active

Lake County Cases:
8,382 Total | 19 Newly Reported | 16 Active

Roosevelt County Cases:
4,049 Total | 16 Newly Reported | 24 Active

Mineral County Cases:
1,381 Total | 12 Newly Reported | 12 Active

Sanders County Cases:
2,449 Total | 10 Newly Reported | 3 Active

Lincoln County Cases:
5,648 Total | 9 Newly Reported | 12 Active

Big Horn County Cases:
5,874 Total | 8 Newly Reported | 10 Active

Hill County Cases:
5,416 Total | 8 Newly Reported | 4 Active

Powell County Cases:
2,227 Total | 8 Newly Reported | 8 Active

Carbon County Cases:
2,476 Total | 7 Newly Reported | 6 Active

Dawson County Cases:
2,776 Total | 7 Newly Reported | 7 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases:
3,283 Total | 7 Newly Reported | 5 Active

Fergus County Cases:
2,979 Total | 7 Newly Reported | 8 Active

Sheridan County Cases:
932 Total | 6 Newly Reported | 3 Active

Stillwater County Cases:
1,739 Total | 5 Newly Reported | 6 Active

Blaine County Cases:
2,596 Total | 4 Newly Reported | 3 Active

Madison County Cases:
2,399 Total | 4 Newly Reported | 3 Active

Pondera County Cases:
1,484 Total | 4 Newly Reported | 3 Active

Teton County Cases:
1,544 Total | 4 Newly Reported | 5 Active

Beaverhead County Cases:
2,478 Total | 3 Newly Reported | 8 Active

Park County Cases:
5,140 Total | 3 Newly Reported | 4 Active

Rosebud County Cases:
3,118 Total | 3 Newly Reported | 3 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases:
916 Total | 3 Newly Reported | 2 Active

Jefferson County Cases:
3,157 Total | 2 Newly Reported | 5 Active

Liberty County Cases:
530 Total | 2 Newly Reported | 0 Active

Musselshell County Cases:
1,109 Total | 2 Newly Reported | 2 Active

Toole County Cases:
1,414 Total | 2 Newly Reported | 2 Active

Valley County Cases:
2,172 Total | 2 Newly Reported | 5 Active

Wheatland County Cases:
462 Total | 2 Newly Reported | 2 Active

Broadwater County Cases:
1,549 Total | 1 Newly Reported | 1 Active

Chouteau County Cases:
1,365 Total | 1 Newly Reported | 1 Active

Custer County Cases:
3,521 Total | 1 Newly Reported | 2 Active

Judith Basin County Cases:
285 Total | 1 Newly Reported | 1 Active

Meagher County Cases:
598 Total | 1 Newly Reported | 1 Active

Richland County Cases:
3,025 Total | 1 Newly Reported | 0 Active

Carter County Cases:
291 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 0 Active

Daniels County Cases:
486 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 0 Active

Fallon County Cases:
799 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 2 Active

Garfield County Cases:
251 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 0 Active

Golden Valley County Cases:
178 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 1 Active

Granite County Cases:
672 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 0 Active

McCone County Cases:
452 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 0 Active

Petroleum County Cases:
45 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 0 Active

Phillips County Cases:
1,150 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 4 Active

Powder River County Cases:
418 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 0 Active

Prairie County Cases:
292 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 0 Active

Treasure County Cases:
148 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 0 Active

Wibaux County Cases:
247 Total | 0 Newly Reported | 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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