As of Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Montana reports 110,317 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 222 new cases reported in the last day: 45 in Cascade County, 39 in Gallatin County, 34 in Flathead County, 28 in Yellowstone County, and more new cases in 19 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 1,147. Currently, 67 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. The most active cases are in Cascade, Yellowstone, Gallatin, and Flathead Counties. 1,595 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 582,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 32,800,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

Americans can begin applying for $50 off their monthly internet bill as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic. The $3.2 billion program is part of pandemic relief package.

The COVID-19 vaccination operation at the Flathead County fairgrounds can dole out 1,000 doses in seven hours. But demand has plummeted recently, down to fewer than 70 requests for the shots a day. So, at the start of May, the northwestern Montana county dropped its mass vaccination offerings from three to two clinics a week.

A 134-unit apartment building aimed at creating more housing for middle-income earners is under construction in south Bozeman. It’s called “The Annex of Bozeman” and is being built on a lot between Kagy Boulevard and Remington Way on South 22nd Avenue by an Indianapolis-based firm by the same name.