State and local COVID-19 update, Dec. 21, 2021

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 248 new cases, 1,645 active cases, 127 hospitalizations and 2,889 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 195,171 cases.

Hill County Health Department said in its update Monday that 3 new cases were reported in the county Saturday through Monday and 8 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 5 active cases in the county and 3,534 total cases. The county has 71 deaths.

Blaine County Health Department said in its update Monday that it was notified of no new cases and 9 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 2 active cases in the county and 29 deaths.

Rocky Boy Health Center, also reported on the Chouteau or Hill county reports, did not provide an update Monday.

Fort Belknap Indian Community, also listed in the Blaine or Phillips county numbers, reported Monday no new cases Friday through Monday and 8 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 2 active cases and no active hospitalizations. The reservation has had 13 deaths

Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, none active, 268 total cases, 2 deaths.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 1 active, 788 total cases, 9 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.