State and local COVID-19 update, Dec. 14, 2021

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 199 new cases, 2,476 active cases, 156 hospitalizations and 2,853 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 194,108 cases.

Hill County Health Department said in its update Monday that 3 new cases were reported Saturday through Monday and 6 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 10 active cases in the county and 3,521 total cases. No active hospitalizations were listed. The county has had 71 deaths.

Blaine County Health Department said in its update Monday that it was notified of 2 new cases and 1 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 12 active cases in the county and 1,527 total cases. No active hospitalizations were listed. The county has had 29 deaths.

Rocky Boy Health Center, also reported on the Chouteau or Hill County reports, current data not available.

Fort Belknap Indian Community, also listed in the Blaine or Phillips county numbers, current data not available.

Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had 1 new case, 2 active, 268 total cases, 2 deaths.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 7 active, 786 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.