As of Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Montana reports 229,966 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 2,860 new cases of coronavirus infection reported since yesterday: 485 new cases in Gallatin County, 440 new cases in Yellowstone County, 348 new cases in Missoula County, 248 new cases in Cascade County, 230 new cases in Flathead County, 194 new cases in Lewis & Clark County, and more new cases in 47 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 15,067. Currently, 331 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. 2,987 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 868,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 71,700,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

Seven sailors were injured on Monday after an F-35 jet had a crash landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. The U.S. Navy pilot of the fighter jet “safely ejected from the aircraft and was recovered via U.S. military helicopter. Seven crew were injured in the incident aboard the USS Carl Vinson.

The college entrance exam, the SAT exam, will move from paper and pencil to a digital format, administrators announced Tuesday, saying the shift will boost its relevancy as more colleges make standardized tests optional for admission.

A Billings transgender woman has been awarded monetary damages by the Montana Human Rights Commission after Yellowstone County’s health care policy denied her all gender-affirming health care. In 2019, Eleanor Maloney filed a complaint with the Montana Human Rights Bureau alleging Yellowstone County and county commissioners violated her human rights by expressly denying health care for “services or supplies related to sexual reassignment”.