Thursday Montana COVID Update

HELENA, Mont. (NMB) – The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services reported 617 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths across the state in their Thursday morning update.

The deaths were reported from Cascade, Flathead, Glacier, Lincoln, Park and Sanders counties.

Two counties reported at least 100 new COVID-19 cases, led by Cascade with 188 and Flathead with 185.

The active hospitalization count remained at 164, while the active case count rose slightly to 2,402.

The percentage of eligible Montanans considered fully immunized remains at 54 percent, with over 1.4 million vaccine doses administered.