As of Friday, March 11, 2022, Montana reports 271,641 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 73 new cases of coronavirus infection reported since yesterday: 15 new cases in Missoula County, 8 new cases in Cascade County, 8 new cases in Richland County, 7 new cases in Lewis & Clark County, 6 new cases in Gallatin County, and more new cases in 16 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 851. Currently, 74 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. 3,223 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 965,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 79,400,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

Former Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton announced Thursday that he is “testing the waters” for a potential presidential run. Stapleton, a
Republican, has formed an exploratory committee to determine the feasibility of running for president in 2024.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologists recently killed three mountain lions on Flathead Lake’s Wild Horse Island to protect a rare population of bighorn sheep. The mountain lions appeared to be habituated to people, according to landowners and visitors on the 2,163-acre island.

A Gardiner bar and café that hosts a Sunday trivia night raised $80,000 for Ukraine. Participation in the trivia contest pulled in just shy of $20,000. Then three matching donors pushed the number to $80,000.