State and local COVID-19 update, Oct. 13, 2021

Blaine County Health Department reported Tuesday evening being notified of another COVID-19-related death, 21 new cases from Friday through Tuesday, 83 active cases, 5 active hospitalizations, 1,264 total cases, 25 total deaths.

Fort Belknap, reported Tuesday evening, also reported on either Blaine or Phillips County numbers, 2 new cases, 25 active, 1 active hospitalization, 694 total cases, 12 deaths.

Hill County Health Department reported Tuesday evening that 41 new cases were reported Saturday through Tuesday with 129 active cases, 12 active hospitalizations, 3,082 total cases, 56 deaths.

Rocky Boy reported Tuesday, also reported on either Chouteau or Hill County numbers, 9 new cases, 45 active, 6 active hospitalizations, 1,113 total cases. It has had 10 deaths.

Liberty County Public Health reported this morning 16 active cases. The state online tracking map update this morning listed 1 new case in the county, 248 total cases, 1 death.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had 10 new cases, 15 active, 645 total cases, 8 deaths.

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,346 new cases, 12,160 active cases, 510 hospitalizations and 2,109 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 162,240 cases.

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.