State and local COVID-19 update, Dec. 16, 2021

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 164 new cases, 2,048 active cases, 152

hospitalizations and 2,873 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 194,562 cases

Hill County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that 1 new case was reported and 2 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 12 active cases in the county and 3,527 total cases. No active hospitalizations were listed. The county has had 71 deaths.

Blaine County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that it was notified of no new cases and 2 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 5 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, latest data not available.

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

Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 2 active, 268 total cases, 2 deaths.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 2 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.