As of Monday, November 8, 2021, Montana reports 181,350 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 908 new cases of coronavirus infection reported since Friday: 143 new cases in Flathead County, 137 new cases in Lewis & Clark County, 101 new cases in Gallatin County, and more new cases in 35 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 7,815. Currently, 351 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. 2,423 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Eight more people’s deaths of COVID-19 have been reported since yesterday. Nationwide, more than 754,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 46,400,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

Pfizer is expected to seek US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization for a coronavirus vaccine booster shot for people 18 and older, as federal health officials have expressed their concern about waning immunity as the nation heads into the winter months. The FDA already has authorized Covid-19 vaccine boosters for the majority of adults once they’re far enough past their initial doses.

Sesame Street’s Big Bird announced Saturday that he has been vaccinated against Covid-19. Big Bird tweeted, “I got the COVID-19 vaccine today! My wing is feeling a little sore, but it’ll give my body an extra protective boost that keeps me and others healthy,” the 8-foot, 2-inch Muppet wrote on Twitter.

Bozeman’s popular Sourdough Canyon Trail reopens to the public on Tuesday after a month-long closure for a forest logging project in the area. The lower part of the trail and trailhead have been closed for about four weeks for the Sourdough Fuels Reduction project, which included logging for forest thinning and hand crew work on about 300 acres of city land south of the city.