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Tribal Vaccine Clinics Lacking a statewide vaccine distribution plan, Montana’s overstretched counties and tribal governments have developed a mishmash of policies and plans that require ingenuity and mutual support to work. A joint reporting project by KHN, the Montana Free Press and the University of Montana School of Journalism finds the biggest test of that disparate system looms as vaccine eligibility expands.  1 of 4 A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during a Confederated Salish and Kootenai vaccination clinic at the KwaTaqNuk Re...

Montana added 177 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, while the number of people in the state considered to be fully vaccinated against the virus has surpassed 138,000. Deaths in the state due to COVID-19 remained at 1,392, according to Montana’s virus tracking and mapping website. Exactly one year has now passed since the first positive case in the state, and the number of active cases in Montana dropped below 1,000 this week for the first time since July. The number of new cases and deaths related to COVID-19 nationwide is also on the decline following a surge during the first two month...

Montana added 132 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, and one more its residents have died due to the virus. While the number of active cases in the state has dipped to 951, according to the state’s virus mapping and tracking website, the additional death brings the total since the start of the pandemic to 1,392. Hill County Public Health Department confirmed a death March 8 via social media. Information reported from county health departments can often take several days before being reflected on the statewide tracking website, which is maintained by the Montana Department of Public Health ...

Montana added 152 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, and two more of its residents have died due to the virus, according to the state virus mapping and tracking website.

The state posted 209 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing Montana’s total to 99,242 confirmed reports. Of the cumulative cases, 96,040 are recovered and 1,854 remain active. There are 97 people who are now hospitalized out of 4,559 total hospitalizations, according to the state website covid19.mt.gov. The state has administered 225,330 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 5,500 more than the previous day. As of Wednesday, 73,259 residents have been fully immunized, meaning they have received both doses of the vaccine.  Montana reported two deaths since Tuesday, bringing the total t...