Montana has 158 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths since Friday April 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state posted 158 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing Montana’s total to 105,035 confirmed reports. Of the total cases, 102,570 are recovered and 1,000 remain active. There are 44 people who are now hospitalized out of 4,802 total hospitalizations. Montana added 11 deaths since Friday’s report, bringing the total to 1,465 fatalities related to the respiratory illness. The state has administered 1,211,006 tests for the coronavirus, which is 4,531 more than Friday, the Great Falls Tribune reported. To date, the state has administered 520,892 total doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 208,603 residents are fully immunized. Cascade County opened appointments for residents to schedule their first COVID-19 vaccine doses through their community clinic. As of Friday afternoon only about 40% of the appointment slots had been claimed.