State and local COVID-19 update, Jan. 7, 2022

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,161 new cases, 6,111 active cases, 152 hospitalizations and 2,917 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 202,863 cases.

Hill County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that 16 new cases were reported and 2 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 54 active cases in the county, 3,614 total cases and 71 deaths.

Blaine County Health Department said in its update Thursday that it was notified of 1 new case and 4 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 13 active cases in the county, 1,557 total cases and 29 deaths.

Rocky Boy Health Center, also reported on the Chouteau or Hill County reports, reported Thursday 6 new cases and that none met the criteria to be considered recovered with 39 active cases, 1,249 total cases,and no active hospitalizations. The reservation has had 10 deaths.

Fort Belknap Indian Community, also listed in the Blaine or Phillips county numbers, reported Thursday 1 new case and that 1 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 6 active cases 819 total cases, no active hospitalizations and 13 deaths

Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had 2 new cases, 7 active, 276 total cases, 2 deaths.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had no new cases, 10 active, 806 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.