As of Wednesday, January 12, 2022, Montana reports 208,132 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 1,831 new cases of coronavirus infection reported since yesterday: 503 new cases in Gallatin County, 359 new cases in Yellowstone County, 227 new cases in Missoula County, 100 new cases in Lewis & Clark County, and more new cases in 42 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 9,613. Currently, 172 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. 2,933 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Six more people’s deaths have been reported since yesterday. Nationwide, more than 841,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 62,400,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

The Biden Administration announced that Americans can get 8 free COVID-19 tests a month, or they can buy tests and get reimbursed by their private insurance.

COVID-19 cases are surging in Bozeman schools, with the majority of new cases in students, not staff. The Bozeman School District reported 84 new infections on Monday and 74 more on Tuesday. The week prior, the District reported 181 infections, the highest number reported.

Germany last Friday shut down half of the nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the country draws the final curtain on its decades-long use of atomic power.