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

The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 2,051 new cases, 11,242 active cases, 242 hospitalizations and 2,964 deaths. The cumulative total for the state was 218,047 cases.

Hill County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that 69 new cases were reported from Saturday through Tuesday and 53 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 130 active cases in the county and 3,843 total cases. The county has had 71 deaths.

Havre Public Schools reported Tuesday that 7 new cases in people associated with Havre Public School District, 11 so far for the week.

Blaine County Health Department said in its update Tuesday that it was notified from Saturday through Tuesday of 99 new cases and 16 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 126 active cases in the county and 1,701 total cases. The county has had 29 deaths.

Rocky Boy Health Center, also reported on the Chouteau or Hill County reports, reported Tuesday 73 new cases and 7 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 110 active cases and 1,374 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 Tuesday 56 new cases and 3 met the criteria to be considered recovered with 89 active cases on the reservation, 912 total cases, no active hospitalizations. The reservation has had 13 deaths

Liberty County, reported on the state update this morning, had 6 new cases, 22 active, 322 total cases, 2 deaths.

Chouteau County, reported on the state update this morning, had 7 new cases, 11 active, 852 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.