HELENA, Mont. (NMB) – The state health department reported seven new COVID-19 related deaths in their Monday update, bringing the death toll since the start of the pandemic to 3,000.
Monday’s update was the first since Friday morning, and the state reported 3,426 new COVID-19 cases across Montana during that time.
Six counties reported at least 100 new cases of the virus, led by Cascade with 623, Missoula with 500, Yellowstone with 496, and Lewis and Clark with 422.
The active COVID case count remains above 18,600, with 310 active COVID-related hospitalizations.
54 percent of eligible Montanans are considered fully immunized against COVID-19, with over 1.378 million vaccine doses administered to date.
