State and local COVID-19 update, Nov. 24, 2021

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 497 new cases, 5,655 active cases, 258 hospitalizations and 2,612 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 189,678 cases.

Hill County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that 2 new cases were reported and 6 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 16 active cases in the county and 4 active hospitalizations. The county has had 69 deaths.

Blaine County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that it was notified of 1 new case and 1 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 19 active cases in the county and 2 active hospitalizations. BlaIne County has had 28 deaths.

Rocky Boy Health Center, also reported on the Chouteau or Hill county reports, reported Tuesday no new cases and 3 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 9 active cases on the reservation and no active hospitalizations. The reservation has had 10 deaths.

Fort Belknap Indian Community latest data not available.

Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 2 active, 266 total cases, 2 deaths.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had 4 new cases, 13 active, 768 total cases, 8 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.