Montana has a terrible outbreak of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19. Please, everyone, stop gathering. Wear a face mask over your nose and mouth whenever you’re out of your own home. Keep your distance from others.

As of Wednesday, November 18, 2020, Montana has surpassed the 50,000 coronavirus case mark. Montana reports 50,582confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 1,232 new cases reported in the last day: 258 in Yellowstone County, 129 in Flathead County, 126 in Gallatin County, 111 in Missoula County, 107 in Silver Bow County, 70 in Lewis & Clark County, 55 in Cascade County, and more new cases in 43 more Montana counties. Statewide, 2,202 people have been hospitalized, and 463 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. There are 19,621 active coronavirus cases in Montana. The most active cases are in Yellowstone County, Cascade County, and Missoula Counties, and in Gallatin and Flathead Counties. 561 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 250,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 11,600,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.