COVID-19 UPDATES: 659 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 659 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths in the last week. State-level case and hospital data are now being updated on the state dashboard on Wednesday excluding holidays.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 514,326.
There are a total of 393,401 confirmed cases and 120,925 probable cases in all 44 of the 44 counties in Idaho, according to numbers released from the local health districts and the state. See the chart below.
The state said 114,881 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 473,123 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,755,491 total doses have been administered. 974,034 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 2 new confirmed and probable case of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 43,689. Out of those cases, 43,070 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 571 deaths in the health district. You can view more HERE.
SIPH covers Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Butte, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida and Power.
Eastern Idaho Public Health updates its dashboard weekly each Monday. There are a total of 50 cases in the last seven days and 502 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH covers Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The hotspots so far this week are Ada County, Canyon County, Kootenai County, Twin Falls County and Bonneville County.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 40.0 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 54 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 114,669 cases.
The state said 39 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 19,063, and 2 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 3,181.
41,608 cases received any booster dose, and 1,161 cases received the bivalent (updated) booster dose.
5 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 5,344.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 3 person died in the age group less than 18
- 24 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 66 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 196 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 426 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 961 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,466 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 2,202 people were 80+
94.78% of deaths with known race were White. 0.84% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.38% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.86% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.32% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.82% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 14 deaths is pending.
92.41% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 7.59% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 11 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 128,725 7,257 2,482 814 | 29,649 1,638 604 460 | 1,126 73 17 11 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 6,312 18,714 4,399 822 4,097 2,434 3,102 130 | 842 9,628 2,632 467 1,444 1,440 1,639 49 | 32 311 68 15 57 61 68 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 35,140 2,923 13,691 6,782 701 2,398 1,726 117 | 12,211 1,484 2,056 2,582 227 565 775 37 | 300 9 56 69 9 30 28 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 15,248 6,652 639 876 1,425 785 641 356 | 8,852 4,420 1,026 796 1,127 361 307 178 | 272 173 34 20 31 19 12 12 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 39,629 8,256 1,781 1,825 2,585 | 7,113 1,922 622 869 513 | 657 198 69 44 80 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 8,790 2,587 6,907 1,515 940 | 1,688 957 739 1,143 428 | 161 58 55 39 30 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 56,954 2,959 4,866 2,113 645 1,662 | 12,688 1,259 1,736 462 160 951 | 725 86 92 55 16 59 |
| TOTAL | 393,401 | 120,925 | 5,344 |
Below are the details released by the Idaho Division of Public Health. These numbers are updated after 5 p.m. Monday through Friday based on surveillance system records provided by health districts. Local public health districts may be announcing cases of COVID-19 that are not reflected in the state’s numbers. These numbers are preliminary and subject to change.
