As of Monday, July 13, 2020, Montana reports 1,843 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 85 new cases reported in the last day: 37 new cases in Yellowstone County, 19 new cases in Lincoln County, 9 in Flathead County, 5 in Madison County, 3 in Big Horn and Lewis & Clark Counties, 2 new cases in each of Cascade, Lake, and Rosebud Counties, and 1 new case in each of Gallatin, Garfield, and Hill Counties. Statewide, 133 people have been hospitalized, and 28 people are currently being treated in the hospital for COVID-19. Yellowstone County has had 525 cases so far, surpassing Gallatin County, with 404 cases so far. The most active cases are in Yellowstone County, with 339 active cases. Gallatin County has 164 active cases. 32 people have died in Montana of COVID-19, with a resident of Big Horn County and two more residents of the memory care facility in Billings passing away since Sunday morning. Nationwide, more than 137,000 Americans have died.

Mexico now has the world’s fourth-highest death toll from COVID-19 deaths, with more than 35,000 of its citizens dead. The country surpassed Italy this weekend to reach that grim milestone: Only the United States, Brazil and Britain have recorded more deaths during the coronavirus pandemic.

Hong Kong will close gyms, cinemas, and amusement parks in response to a new wave of locally transmitted infections.

With coronavirus cases surging, California restaurants, movie theaters, bars, and other businesses will close indoor operations, and California’s largest public school districts — Los Angeles and San Diego — said all classes in the fall will be online-only. The coronavirus outbreak is spiking in 39 states, from worsening hot spots in the South and West to those emerging in the Midwest.

The Northwest Montana State Fair and Rodeo in Kalispell, a five-day event in August, will proceed despite a sharp rise in coronavirus cases statewide. The fair attracted about 15,000 people a day last year. The fair runs Aug 19 through the 23. Fair officials say there will be recommendations for people to wear face masks and to maintain social distancing, though there will be no hard limit on the number of fairgoers allowed in at one time. That number will be dependent on events and staff’s ability to sanitize things like rides and tables. The decision to proceed with the fair comes as the state had record increases in new cases in six of the last twelve days.