State and local COVID-19 update, Dec. 23, 2021

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 264 new cases, 1,652 active cases, 113 hospitalizations and 2,895 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 195,669 cases.

Hill County Health Department did not provide an update Wednesday. The state tracking map update today listed 3 new cases and 10 active cases.

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 1 active case in the county and 29 deaths.

Rocky Boy Health Center, also reported on the Chouteau or Hill county reports, did not provide an update Wednesday.

Fort Belknap Indian Community, also listed in the Blaine or Phillips county numbers, did not provide an update Wednesday.

Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, none active, 268 total cases, 2 deaths.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had 1 new case, 3 active, 790 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.