COVID-19 UPDATES: 529 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, total statewide cases reach 200K
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 529 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths Friday. That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 200,484.
About 89% of Idaho residents live in communities where masks should be worn again.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors where the Delta variant of the coronavirus is fueling infection surges.
The CDC cited new information about the variant’s ability to spread among vaccinated people.
There are a total of 160,324 confirmed cases and 40,160 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 751,712 people have received the vaccine, and 1,387,985 total doses have been administered. 691,789 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 34 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 17,653. Out of those cases, 17,425 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 237 deaths in the health district. You can view more HERE.
SIPH COVID-19 risk level monitor has four categories: minimal, moderate, high and critical. Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Butte, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida and Power are in the minimal risk category.
Eastern Idaho Public Health reported 27 new cases Friday. There are 14 new cases in Bonneville, 1 in Fremont, 5 in Jefferson and 7 in Madison. There are a total of 199 active cases and 268 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH COVID-19 risk level monitor has four categories: minimal, moderate, high and critical. Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton are in the minimal risk category.
EIPH covers Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The hotspots so far this week are Ada County, Kootenai County, Canyon County, Twin Falls County and Bonneville County.
The state is reporting there are 116,679 estimated recovered COVID-19 cases.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 40.1 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 45 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 49,878 cases.
The state said 17 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 9,091, and 1 new case has been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 1,524.
There are 12,307 asymptomatic reported cases and 11,185 cases among health care workers.
818 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
2 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 2,197.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 6 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 12 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 41 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 101 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 313 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 632 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,092 people were 80+
94.69% of deaths with known race were White. 0.96% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.41% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 2.01% American Indian/Alaska Native and 1.92% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 4 deaths is pending.
90.38% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 9.62% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 4 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 45,851 1,740 716 287 | 9,475 480 199 123 | 493 19 6 2 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 2,189 7,763 2,068 388 2,536 959 1,968 55 | 253 2,516 643 125 485 411 437 18 | 19 133 25 11 28 24 34 0 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 15,197 1,237 7,361 3,072 254 1,166 547 58 | 4,249 547 952 855 63 159 133 11 | 177 4 28 33 3 14 9 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 5,357 2,884 357 478 973 314 262 167 | 3,641 2,053 361 207 295 114 121 39 | 114 77 12 9 17 2 4 1 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 17,457 2,829 495 651 1,230 | 2,303 647 415 143 72 | 224 46 12 10 36 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 3,525 1,015 3,105 801 337 | 373 366 170 298 117 | 59 18 12 14 11 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 23,744 1,494 2,093 964 273 894 | 4,619 413 575 147 85 350 | 319 43 38 31 4 22 |
| TOTAL | 160,324 | 40,160 | 2,197 |
Below are the details released by the Idaho Division of Public Health. These numbers are updated after 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday 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.
