HELENA — There were 357 new COVID-19 cases reported in Montana on Monday with 3,271 active cases in the state, according to the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services (DPHHS).
The total number of deaths in Montana due to COVID-19 has risen from 2,739 to 2,768. DPHHS reports that of the 29 additional COVID-19 related
deaths, five occurred in October, 19 happened in November and five in December.
Counties reporting additional COVID-19 related deaths
- Big Horn (1)
- Blaine (1)
- Cascade (2)
Flathead (9) - Jefferson (2)
- Lewis & Clark (4)
- Musselshell (1)
- Silver Bow (6)
- Yellowstone (3).
The number of people currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 is 198, up from the 187 reported Friday. The cumulative number of hospitalizations in Montana due to the virus is 10,083.
There have been 192,590 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Montana. The cumulative number of recoveries is now 186,551.
Counties reporting the most new COVID-19 cases
- Yellowstone County Cases: 31,438 Total | 53 New | 668 Active
- Flathead County Cases: 20,981 Total | 44 New | 333 Active
- Gallatin County Cases: 22,399 Total | 44 New | 284 Active
- Lewis and Clark County Cases: 12,356 Total | 31 New | 454 Active
- Missoula County Cases: 17,519 Total | 30 New | 225 Active
- Cascade County Cases: 16,811 Total | 22 New | 231 Active
- Hill County Cases: 3,403 Total | 12 New | 10 Active
- Park County Cases: 2,721 Total | 12 New | 129 Active
- Roosevelt County Cases: 2,323 Total | 12 New | 40 Active
- Ravalli County Cases: 5,427 Total | 9 New | 50 Active
There were 7,869 new COVID tests administered since the last DPHHS report.
An estimated 51% of eligible residents are now vaccinated, with 521,969 Montanans now considered fully vaccinated. The total number of COVID vaccination doses administered is 1,248,268.
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The information above is from the DPHHS website and is current as of Monday, Dec. 6 2021. The state site also includes county-specific data on cases, deaths, vaccinations, and more.