State and local COVID-19 update, Oct. 4, 2021

Hill County has suffered another COVID-19-related death.

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,456 new cases, 11,498 active cases, 419 hospitalizations and 2,022 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 153,479 cases.

Blaine County Health Department reported Friday evening being notified of 24 new cases, 113 active, 2 active hospitalizations, 1,190 total cases, 24 deaths.

Hill County Health Department reported Friday evening 32 new cases were reported, 168 active, 13 active hospitalizations, 2,928 total cases, 54 deaths.

Rocky Boy — data not available.

Fort Belknap — data not available.

Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had 4 new cases, 37 active, 233 total cases, 1 death.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had 3 new cases, 20 active, 621 total cases, 8 deaths.

People can visit the state tracking map, normally updated between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. each day, online through links at https://montana.maps.arcgis.com and at https://covid19.mt.gov .

People can find online where vaccines are available in their area through https://vaccinefinder.org , operated by Boston’s Children’s Hospital and supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Digital Service.