As of Monday, January 11, 2021, Montana reports 86,653 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 228 new cases reported in the last day: 41 in Lake County, 39 in Gallatin County, 33 in Flathead County, 28 in Missoula County, 23 in Yellowstone County, 20 in Cascade County, 17 in Lewis & Clark County, and more new cases in 12 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 4,922. Currently, 207 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. The most active cases are in Yellowstone, Gallatin, and Lewis & Clark Counties. 1,057 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 375,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 22,600,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

Federal lawmakers were called back to Washington, D.C. to vote on President Trump’s impeachment and removal under the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution. Congress will vote Tuesday night to encourage Trump’s removal and Wednesday morning on impeachment, House leaders announced. Democrats introduced the impeachment article Monday charging Trump with “incitement of insurrection” in urging his supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol last week , as well as a resolution that calls on Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove him from office before Jan. 20. The House will vote on the 25th Amendment measure as early as Tuesday and on the article of impeachment Wednesday — one week to the day after the deadly mayhem that has shaken Washington to the core and a week before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The impeachment measure, which has more than 200 Democratic co-sponsors, says Trump “gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of government. He threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a coequal branch of government. He thereby betrayed his trust as president, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.”

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, setting an example as part of his incoming administration’s message that eligible Americans should get vaccinated as soon as possible.

A second Montana state lawmaker, who has not been in the Capitol this session, has tested positive for COVID-19. Rep. Fiona Nave, R-Columbus, received a positive test result Monday. Nave has been participating remotely since the session started Jan. 4. This is the second Montana lawmaker to test positive for the virus in the five days since the start of the session. On Thursday Rep. David Bedey, R-Hamilton, tested positive. He is asymptomatic and had been wearing a mask at the Capitol, but had been attending committee meetings and floor sessions in person. Bedey, who contracted the virus outside of the legislature, went into isolation but has been participating remotely.

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park said Monday that some of its gorillas have tested positive for Covid-19. Two of the gorillas started coughing last Wednesday, so the zoo began testing fecal samples for the coronavirus, the zoo said in a statement. The preliminary tests detected the coronavirus on Friday, and the positive results were confirmed Monday. The zoo said it suspected the gorillas got the infections from an asymptomatic staff member, despite following all recommended precautions — including COVID-19 safety protocols from the CDC and San Diego County Public Health, as well as wearing PPE when they were near the gorillas.