As of Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Montana reports 244,555 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 1,372 new cases of coronavirus infection reported since yesterday: 297 new cases in Missoula County, 213 new cases in Yellowstone County, 185 new cases in Gallatin County, 156 new cases in Flathead County, 125 new cases in Cascade County, and more new cases in 44 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 14,436. 55 of Montana’s 56 counties report active cases. Currently, 340 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. 3,026 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. ten more people’s deaths have been reported since yesterday. Nationwide, more than 890,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 75,300,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead take burner phones to the Beijing Winter Olympics this month, citing the potential for “malicious cyber activities.” The National Olympic Committees in some Western countries are also advising their athletes to leave personal devices at home or to use temporary phones due to cybersecurity concerns at the Games.

In the NFL, the Washington Football Team has unveiled its new name: The Commanders.

February 2 is Groundhog Day, and Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter as he emerged from his burrow on Wednesday to perform his Groundhog Day duties.