As of Tuesday, April 13, 2021, Montana reports 106,426 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 198 new cases reported in the last day: 85 in Gallatin County, 21 in Richland County, 13 in Missoula County, 12 in Yellowstone County, 10 in Flathead County, and more new cases in 18 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 1,005. Currently, 51 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. The most active cases are in Gallatin, Yellowstone, and Missoula Counties. 1,526 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 562,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 31,300,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

Montana health officials temporarily halted administering the single dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Local health departments joined those throughout the country in pausing doses until an investigation into whether the vaccine is linked to an exceptionally rare type of blood clotting is complete

A woman was injured Friday evening in a surprise close encounter with a moose in Virginia City. The 66-year-old woman was walking her dogs along Cover Street when a cow moose charged at her from a patch of willow trees nearby.

Yellowstone National Park officials said Monday that they expect to open roads leading to Old Faithful and Canyon Village this Friday, April 16.