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Montana COVID update: 389 new cases, 6 additional deaths

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There were 389 new COVID-19 cases reported in Montana on Wednesday.

There are 2,288 active cases in the state, according to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS).

There are six newly-reported deaths — all of which occurred in December — in Cascade, Missoula, Roosevelt, and Yellowstone (3) counties The total number of Montanans who have died due to COVID-19 is now 2,904.

The current number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 is 121, the same number as Tuesday; the cumulative number of hospitalizations in Montana due to the virus is 10,399.

There have been 197,061 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Montana. The cumulative number of recoveries is now 191,868. There were 4,771 new COVID-19 tests administered since the last DPHHS report.

About 53% of eligible residents are now vaccinated, with 538,385 Montanans now considered fully vaccinated. The total number of doses administered is 1,322,952.

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The information above is from the DPHHS website and is current as of Wednesday, December 29, 2021.