State and local COVID-19 update, Dec. 15, 2021

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 292 new cases, 2,244 active cases, 152 hospitalizations and 2.869 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 194,397 cases.

Hill County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that 5 new cases were reported and 2 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 13 active cases in the county and 3,562 total cases. No active hospitalizations were listed. The county has had 71 deaths.

Blaine County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that it was notified of 3 new cases and 8 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 7 active cases in the county and 1,530 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, reported Tuesday 3 new cases and none met the criteria to be considered recovered with 9 active cases and no active hospitalizations. The reservation has had 10 deaths.

Fort Belknap Indian Community, also listed in the Blaine or Phillips county numbers, update not posted.

Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had 0 new cases, 2 active, 268 total cases, 2 deaths.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had 2 new cases, 4 active, 788 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.