COVID-19 Weekly Update: Montana Adds 950 Cases, Three New Deaths

As of Friday morning, Montana has confirmed 313,809 positive COVID-19 cases. Montana's COVID-19 case tracking map shows 950 new confirmed cases. There are currently 1,122 active cases in the state.

According to the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services, 1,599,881 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and 576,217 Montanans are fully immunized.

In Missoula, 223,430 doses have been administered and 78,453 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 3,566 on October 14, 2022, to 3,569 on October 21, 2022, according to state health officials.

Here are the updated case totals in Montana:

Yellowstone County Cases:
48,610 Total | 122 Newly Reported | 254 Active

Missoula County Cases:
32,444 Total | 101 Newly Reported | 168 Active

Gallatin County Cases:
39,755 Total | 99 Newly Reported | 127 Active

Flathead County Cases:
32,741 Total | 97 Newly Reported | 52 Active

Lewis and Clark County Cases:
20,908 Total | 66 Newly Reported | 34 Active

Cascade County Cases:
28,485 Total | 63 Newly Reported | 94 Active

Lake County Cases:
7,886 Total | 55 Newly Reported | 49 Active

Hill County Cases:
5,183 Total | 25 Newly Reported | 10 Active

Silver Bow County Cases:
9,411 Total | 25 Newly Reported | 34 Active

Custer County Cases:
3,376 Total | 20 Newly Reported | 24 Active

Park County Cases:
4,960 Total | 18 Newly Reported | 9 Active

Carbon County Cases:
2,343 Total | 17 Newly Reported | 14 Active

Deer Lodge County Cases:
3,019 Total | 16 Newly Reported | 14 Active

Glacier County Cases:
4,519 Total | 16 Newly Reported | 3 Active

Big Horn County Cases:
5,483 Total | 15 Newly Reported | 16 Active

Ravalli County Cases:
8,012 Total | 15 Newly Reported | 31 Active

Jefferson County Cases:
2,996 Total | 14 Newly Reported | 10 Active

Dawson County Cases:
2,631 Total | 13 Newly Reported | 19 Active

Blaine County Cases:
2,444 Total | 11 Newly Reported | 3 Active

Madison County Cases:
2,276 Total | 11 Newly Reported | 6 Active

Roosevelt County Cases:
3,709 Total | 11 Newly Reported | 12 Active

Beaverhead County Cases:
2,397 Total | 10 Newly Reported | 19 Active

Sweet Grass County Cases:
875 Total | 10 Newly Reported | 10 Active

Mineral County Cases:
1,288 Total | 9 Newly Reported | 7 Active

Valley County Cases:
2,033 Total | 9 Newly Reported | 10 Active

Pondera County Cases:
1,392 Total | 8 Newly Reported | 11 Active

Lincoln County Cases:
5,397 Total | 6 Newly Reported | 15 Active

Musselshell County Cases:
1,053 Total | 6 Newly Reported | 7 Active

Fallon County Cases:
732 Total | 5 Newly Reported | 6 Active

Rosebud County Cases:
3,007 Total | 5 Newly Reported | 9 Active

Sheridan County Cases:
862 Total | 5 Newly Reported | 5 Active

Toole County Cases:
1,363 Total | 5 Newly Reported | 5 Active

Broadwater County Cases:
1,473 Total | 4 Newly Reported | 2 Active

Chouteau County Cases:
1,221 Total | 3 Newly Reported | 0 Active

Daniels County Cases:
440 Total | 3 Newly Reported | 2 Active

Fergus County Cases:
2,821 Total | 3 Newly Reported | 3 Active

Granite County Cases:
635 Total | 3 Newly Reported | 2 Active

Liberty County Cases:
503 Total | 3 Newly Reported | 3 Active

McCone County Cases:
430 Total | 3 Newly Reported | 1 Active

Richland County Cases:
2,871 Total | 3 Newly Reported | 3 Active

Judith Basin County Cases:
266 Total | 2 Newly Reported | 2 Active

Phillips County Cases:
1,121 Total | 2 Newly Reported | 2 Active

Powell County Cases:
2,142 Total | 2 Newly Reported | 2 Active

Sanders County Cases:
2,372 Total | 2 Newly Reported | 3 Active

Stillwater County Cases:
1,677 Total | 2 Newly Reported | 2 Active

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

Garfield County Cases:
249 Total | 1 Newly Reported | 1 Active

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

Petroleum County Cases:
40 Total | 1 Newly Reported | 1 Active

Teton County Cases:
1,468 Total | 1 Newly Reported | 1 Active

Treasure County Cases:
143 Total | 1 Newly Reported | 1 Active

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

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

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

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

Wibaux County Cases:
241 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?

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