As of Friday, May 14, 2021, Montana reports 110,560 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 135 new cases reported in the last day: 18 in Gallatin County, 18 in Yellowstone County, 16 in Cascade County, 16 in Flathead County, 16 in Lewis & Clark County, and more new cases in 18 more Montana counties. Most Montana counties do not report over the weekend, and so official case counts do not include Gallatin County, Yellowstone County, and others. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 1,059. Currently, 61 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. The most active cases are in Cascade, Yellowstone, Gallatin, and Flathead Counties. 1,598 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 584,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 32,900,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

Despite protests from the public, skepticism from stakeholders and an ongoing state of emergency due to coronavirus outbreaks in Tokyo and other prefectures, organizers maintain that the Olympics will still go ahead later this year.

A former staffer for U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn is suing the Colorado Republican for his “reckless and dangerous approach to Covid-19” in his congressional offices. The congressman’s lackadaisical response wound up getting Pope, Lamborn and numerous other employees infected and sick with coronavirus.

The Bozeman School District will hold COVID-19 vaccination clinics for students 12 and older. At least 650 Bozeman School District students have registered for COVID-19 vaccine clinics following the recent authorization for giving shots to 12- to 15-year-olds.