State and local COVID-19 update, Aug. 30, 2021

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 736 new cases, 4,822 active cases, 223 hospitalizations and 1,787 deaths. The cumulative total for the state as 126,338 cases.

Blaine County Health Department reported Friday evening being notified of no new cases, 41 active, no active hospitalizations listed, 948 total cases, 24 deaths.

Hill County Health Department reported Friday evening that 8 new cases were reported, 84 active, 4 active hospitalizations, 2,247 total cases, 47 deaths. It’s next update is planned for this evening.

Rocky Boy reported Friday, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, 4 new cases, 45 active, 37 active on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, 1 active hospitalization, 876 total cases. It has had 7 deaths.

Fort Belknap, also reported on either Blaine or Phillips County numbers, has not updated information since Thursday. At that time it listed 13 active cases, no active hospitalizations, 534 total cases, 12 deaths.

Liberty County Health Department reported Sunday 1 new case, 7 active, 151 total cases, 1 death.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 4 active, 528 total cases, 7 deaths.

People can visit the state tracking map, normally updated between 10 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.