As of Wednesday, May 5, 2021, Montana reports 109,455 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 139 new cases reported in the last day: 28 in Yellowstone County, 22 in Flathead County, 18 in Gallatin County, 14 in Cascade County, 12 in Park County, and more new cases in 18 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 1,069. Currently, 66 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. The most active cases are in Cascade, Yellowstone, Flathead, and Gallatin Counties. 1,578 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 578,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 32,500,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

Republican Montana Governor Greg Gianforte says Montana will stop $300 supplemental payments to people claiming unemployment benefits. The state also will refuse extended unemployment benefits to self-employed, the underemployed, independent contractors and individuals who have been unable to work due to health or COVID-19 affected reasons. And the state is also ending is a program for people who had both traditional W-2 income and self-employment income. And payments will end for people who hit the maximum for traditional benefits but were still getting payments through a federal program meant to target those affected by COVID-19. That federal program is also set to end in September.