State and local COVID-19 update, Aug. 23, 2021

Liberty County Public Health announced Friday that due to a high risk situation, all visitation is stopped at Liberty Medical Center. No changes have been made to visitation at Wheat Country Estates.

The state update this morning listed 2 new cases in Liberty County, 11 active, 145 total cases, 1 death.

Blaine County Health Department reported Friday evening being notified of 5 new cases, 22 active, no active hospitalizations listed, 861 total cases, 24 deaths. Its next update will be this evening.

Hill County Health Department reported Friday evening that 11 new cases were reported, 71 active, 1 active hospitalization, 2,180 total cases, 46 deaths. Its next update will be this evening.

Rocky Boy — reported Friday, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, 6 new cases, 41 active, no other data listed. It has had 7 deaths.

Fort Belknap — reported Friday evening, also reported on either Blaine or Phillips County numbers, no new cases, 10 active, no active hospitalizations, 522 total cases, 12 deaths.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 2 active, 523 total cases, 7 deaths.

The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana on the state map after today’s update was 122,964 with 652 new cases, 3,784 active. The number of active hospitalizations was 220. The number of deaths was 1,760.

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.