As of Monday, April 12, 2021, Montana reports 106,253 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 70 new cases reported in the last day: 24 in Cascade County, 16 in Yellowstone County, 6 in Flathead County, 6 in Park County, 4 in Lincoln County, and more new cases in 8 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 1,124. Currently, 51 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. The most active cases are in Gallatin, Yellowstone, and Missoula Counties. 1,524 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 562,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 31,200,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

The Legislature’s plan to spend up to $2.1 billion in federal money coming to the state for pandemic relief advanced from the Senate Finance and Claims Committee on Monday. The funding is part of the state’s portion of the American Rescue Plan Act passed by Congress in March.

The Montana Supreme Court on Sunday halted a legislative inquiry into the state supreme court administrator’s emails, which contained judges’ personal opinions on pending legislation.