COVID-19 Update: Montana Adds 739 New Cases, 17 More Deaths

As of Thursday morning, Montana has confirmed 187,530 positive COVID-19 cases. Montana's COVID-19 case tracking map shows 739 new confirmed cases. There are currently 6,855 active cases in the state.

According to the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, 1,179,891 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 514,089 Montanans are fully immunized.

In Missoula, 161,387 doses have been administered and 70,189 people are fully immunized. 61% 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, 178,135 Montana residents have recovered from COVID-19 and 302 people are currently hospitalized.

The number of tests increased by 7,690 over the previous 24-hour reporting period, for a new cumulative state-wide total of 2,121,220.

The state COVID-19 related death toll increased from 2,523 on Wednesday to 2,540 on Thursday, according to state health officials.

Here are the updated case totals in Montana:

Yellowstone County Cases

30,647 Total | 132 New | 1,453 Active

Big Horn County Cases

3,402 Total | 88 New | 137 Active

Flathead County Cases

20,480 Total | 82 New | 731 Active

Gallatin County Cases

21,707 Total | 82 New | 404 Active

Cascade County Cases

16,500 Total | 47 New | 946 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases

11,963 Total | 38 New | 617 Active

Missoula County Cases

17,164 Total | 39 New | 925 Active

Blaine County Cases

1,387 Total | 32 New | 12 Active

Silver Bow County Cases

6,096 Total | 25 New | 53 Active

Lake County Cases

4,517 Total | 16 New | 136 Active

Park County Cases

2,625 Total | 16 New | 311 Active

Custer County Cases

2,348 Total | 15 New | 86 Active

Fergus County Cases

1,825 Total | 12 New | 77 Active

Lincoln County Cases

3,478 Total | 12 New | 79 Active

Roosevelt County Cases

2,257 Total | 10 New | 98 Active

Carbon County Cases

1,495 Total | 9 New | 78 Active

Dawson County Cases

1,751 Total | 9 New | 35 Active

Glacier County Cases

2,387 Total | 9 New | 116 Active

Musselshell County Cases

691 Total | 9 New | 44 Active

Beaverhead County Cases

1,543 Total | 8 New | 30 Active

Ravalli County Cases

5,280 Total | 8 New | 78 Active

Phillips County Cases

852 Total | 4 New | 19 Active

Richland County Cases

1,898 Total | 4 New | 34 Active

Sanders County Cases

1,490 Total | 4 New | 38 Active

Valley County Cases

1,340 Total | 4 New | 57 Active

Jefferson County Cases

1,819 Total | 3 New | 46 Active

Sheridan County Cases

530 Total | 3 New | 8 Active

Broadwater County Cases

911 Total | 2 New | 28 Active

Chouteau County Cases

758 Total | 2 New | 8 Active

Golden Valley County Cases

118 Total | 2 New | 7 Active

McCone County Cases

294 Total | 2 New | 9 Active

Mineral County Cases

735 Total | 2 New | 6 Active

Teton County Cases

900 Total | 2 New | 19 Active

Treasure County Cases

101 Total | 2 New | 6 Active

Daniels County Cases

296 Total | 1 New | 2 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases

1,639 Total | 1 New | 8 Active

Fallon County Cases

511 Total | 1 New | 13 Active

Hill County Cases

3,359 Total | 1 New | 25 Active

Pondera County Cases

806 Total | 1 New | 14 Active

Prairie County Cases

170 Total | 1 New | 2 Active

Carter County Cases

206 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Garfield County Cases

157 Total | 0 New | 14 Active

Granite County Cases

404 Total | 0 New | 0 Active

Judith Basin County Cases

161 Total | 0 New | 3 Active

Liberty County Cases

264 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Madison County Cases

1,352 Total | 0 New | 27 Active

Meagher County Cases

267 Total | 0 New | 1 Active

Petroleum County Cases

21 Total | 0 New | 2 Active

Powder River County Cases

284 Total | 0 New | 4 Active

Powell County Cases

1,426 Total | 0 New | 15 Active

Rosebud County Cases

1,703 Total | 0 New | 9 Active

Stillwater County Cases

1,203 Total | 0 New | 55 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases

583 Total | 0 New | 8 Active

Toole County Cases

995 Total | 0 New | 6 Active

Wheatland County Cases

268 Total | 0 New | 5 Active

Wibaux County Cases

173 Total | 0 New | 3 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?

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