As of Friday, May 21, 2021, Montana reports 111,161 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 119 new cases reported in the last day: 26 in Yellowstone County, 16 in Flathead County, 12 in Gallatin County, 10 in Missoula County, 10 in Cascade County, and more new cases in 15 more Montana counties. Most Montana counties do not report over the weekend, and so official case counts do not include the most populous Gallatin County, Yellowstone County, and others. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 932. Currently, 56 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. The most active cases are in Cascade, Yellowstone, and Flathead Counties. 1,604 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 588,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 33,100,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

In early May, doctors in India began raising the alarm about a rise in mucormycosis — a rare and potentially deadly infection also known as black fungus. Many of those being infected are coronavirus patients, or those who have recently recovered from Covid-19, whose immune systems have been weakened by the virus or who have underlying conditions — most notably diabetes.

Two lawsuits filed in the Montana Supreme Court on Thursday allege that newly-passed laws overreach the state Board of Regents’ constitutional authority over what does and doesn’t happen on college and university campuses. Students, former university officials and the state’s largest union comprised of public employees sued Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte over a host of bills signed into law involving campus free speech, firearms, campaigning and transgender athletes.