As of Tuesday, May 4, 2021, Montana reports 109,315 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 232 new cases reported in the last day: 60 in Gallatin County, 31 in Yellowstone County, 26 in Cascade County, 17 in Lewis & Clark County, 10 in Flathead County, 10 in Missoula County, and more new cases in 25 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 1,165. Currently, 62 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. The most active cases are in Gallatin, Cascade, Yellowstone, and Flathead Counties. 1,577 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Three more deaths have been reported in the last day. Nationwide, more than 577,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 32,500,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

The US Food and Drug Administration will consider emergency use authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine in children 2 to 11 years old, this as younger Americans are least likely to say they want a shot.

The Gallatin City-County Health Board meets Wednesday to review the county’s face mask mandate and other COVID-19 related regulations guiding operations at restaurants, bars and other businesses. Due to a change in state law limiting powers of local health officials and another bill expected to be signed by Gov. Greg Gianforte, the board on Wednesday will be only be discussing the measures rather than directly approving any changes or extensions to the guidelines.