As of Tuesday, March 29, 2022, Montana reports 272,509 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 59 new cases of coronavirus infection reported since yesterday: 8 new cases in Gallatin County, 7 new cases in Missoula County, 7 new cases in Yellowstone County, 6 new cases in Valley County, and more new cases in 16 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 342. Currently, 32 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. 3,246 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 977,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 79,900,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized a second booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and the Moderna coronavirus vaccines for adults aged
50 and older. People are eligible to get the additional dose four months after receiving their first booster.

The Montana Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians has officially been transferred the management of Hell Creek State Park at Fort Peck Reservoir
in northeastern Montana from the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Little Shell Tribe is operating under the auspices of the previous lessee, Montana
Fish, Wildlife & Parks, whose lease expires in April 2023.

Four candidates are running for two open Bozeman School Board seats in the May 3 election. Current trustees Tanya Reinhardt and Lisa Weaver have filed
for re-election. Two challengers — Lauren Dee and Amber Jupka — have also filed to run. School board members are elected to three-year terms. The
school election is May 3 and will be a mail-in ballot election with in-person voting available at the Gallatin County Courthouse. Ballots will be mailed out by the County Election Office on April 15 and are due back by 8 p.m. on Election Day, May 3.