COVID-19 UPDATES: 731 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 19 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 731 new COVID-19 cases and 19 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 522,819.
There are a total of 398,006 confirmed cases and 124,813 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 116,285 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 237,383 people have received a bivalent booster dose. 2,772,670 total doses have been administered. 976,812 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 12 new confirmed and probable case of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 44,330. Out of those cases, 43,607 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 580 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 95 cases in the last seven days and 510 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, Bannock County and Bonneville County.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 40.1 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 56 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 115,910 cases.
The state said 44 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 19,495, and 6 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 3,234.
43,794 cases received any booster dose, and 2,371 cases received the bivalent (updated) booster dose.
19 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 5,442.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 5 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
- 199 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 428 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 970 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,495 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 2,255 people were 80+
94.86% of deaths with known race were White. 0.83% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.37% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.83% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.31% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.79% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 36 deaths is pending.
92.48% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 7.52% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 33 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 129,852 7,408 2,498 828 | 30,940 1,757 649 473 | 1,143 74 19 11 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 6,465 18,960 4,470 833 4,147 2,488 3,167 133 | 872 9,928 2,679 470 1,477 1,454 1,677 49 | 34 318 68 15 58 61 71 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 35,774 2,938 13,816 6,875 708 2,416 1,802 118 | 12,477 1,495 2,119 2,624 227 573 804 37 | 305 9 59 69 9 30 28 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 15,487 6,819 640 893 1,440 801 657 360 | 8,939 4,449 1,027 815 1,139 375 309 180 | 277 176 35 20 31 19 12 12 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 40,114 8,350 1,794 1,898 2,602 | 7,263 1,962 632 912 521 | 674 201 70 45 80 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 8,889 2,637 6,984 1,551 975 | 1,756 970 754 1,150 438 | 162 59 57 40 32 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 57,460 2,987 4,956 2,135 650 1,674 | 13,453 1,288 1,871 484 175 984 | 739 86 93 56 17 62 |
| TOTAL | 398,006 | 124,813 | 5,442 |
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.
