As of Tuesday, July 20, 2021, Montana reports 114,899 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 157 new cases reported since yesterday: 59 new cases in Flathead County, 21 new cases in Yellowstone County, 20 new cases in Gallatin County, 12 new cases in Missoula County, and more new cases in 20 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 586. (That’s a hundred more than yesterday.) Currently, 59 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. The most active cases are in Flathead, Yellowstone, Cascade, Missoula, and Gallatin Counties. 1,693 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 609,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 34,100,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

Montana added 417 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths from COVID-19 in the past week. The state has also seen an increase in variants of the coronavirus. In total, 726 variants have been detected in Montana with 577 of those falling under variants of concern, meaning that the variant has increased transmissibility, can cause more severe disease, and has potentially reduced effectiveness of the vaccine.

Canada will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world a month later on Sept. 7.
Canadian officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived as of Aug. 9 for eligible U.S. travelers who have received a full course of a COVID-19 vaccine.

A judge has sentenced an Oklahoma man to a week in jail and ordered him to pay $1,100 for guiding visitors illegally in Yellowstone National Park. Theodore Garland, 60 of Edmond, Oklahoma, led visitors who trespassed in thermal areas and elsewhere, cliff-jumped in an off-limits area and altered a river’s flow by creating a pool for swimmers to soak in.