State and local COVID-19 update, Jan. 14, 2022

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 2,177 new cases, 11,448 active cases, 195 hospitalizations and 2,945 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 212,078 cases.

Hill County Health Department said in its update Thursday that 21 new cases were reported and 10 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 64 active cases in the county and 1 active hospitalization. Hill County has had 71 deaths.

Blaine County Health Department said in its update Wednesday that it was notified of 20 new cases and 3 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 43 active cases in the county and 1,602 total cases. The county has had 29 deaths.

Rocky Boy Health Center, also reported on the Chouteau or Hill County reports, reported Thursday 9 new cases and 3 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 34 active cases and 1,291 total cases and 1 active hospitalization. The reservation has had 10 deaths.

Fort Belknap Indian Community, also listed in the Blaine or Phillips county numbers, reported Thursday 18 new cases and none met the criteria to be considered recovered with 27 active cases, no recoveries, 846 total cases, no active hospitalizations and 13 deaths

Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had 7 new cases. The county health department reported 7 cases met the criteria to be released from isolation with 29 active case. Liberty County has had 2 deaths.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had 2 new cases, 17 active, 836 total cases, 11 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.