State and local COVID-19 update, Dec. 16, 2021

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 164 new cases, 2,048 active cases, 152

hospitalizations and 2,873 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 194,562 cases

Hill County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that 1 new case was reported and 2 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 12 active cases in the county and 3,527 total cases. No active hospitalizations were listed. The county has had 71 deaths.

Blaine County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that it was notified of no new cases and 2 met the criteria to be c...