COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,217 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 22 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 1,217 new COVID-19 cases and 22 new deaths Wednesday. That is up more than 300 cases than what was reported on Tuesday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 211,532.
Hospitals are reporting record numbers of COVID-19 patients on ventilators and public health officials have reactivated a “crisis standards of care” task force.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare warns that based on the current rate of spread, Idaho could see as many as 30,000 new cases a week by mid-October.
Public Health Administrator Elke Shaw-Tulloch said the developments were “extremely alarming” and urged people to get vaccinated, wear masks when appropriate and stay home if they are sick.
There are a total of 169,077 confirmed cases and 42,455 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 789,803 people have received the vaccine, and 1,442,728 total doses have been administered. 711,519 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 34 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and four new death in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 18,188. Out of those cases, 17,608 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 251 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 70 new cases Wednesday. There are 41 new cases in Bonneville, 9 in Jefferson, 13 in Madison and 7 in Teton. There are a total of 381 active cases and 271 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 60,855 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have 226 breakthrough cases, and those cases averaged 106 days from completing the vaccine. There have been 7 fully vaccinated people who have been hospitalized for COVID-19, and there have been 4 COVID-19 related deaths among those who have been fully vaccinated.
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 Canyon County, Ada County, Kootenai County, Twin Falls County and Nez Perce County.
The state is reporting there are 118,532 estimated recovered COVID-19 cases.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 40.0 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 48 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 52,556 cases.
The state said 19 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 9,458, and 8 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 1,564.
There are 12,475 asymptomatic reported cases and 11,408 cases among health care workers.
1,925 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
22 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 2,280.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 6 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 14 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 43 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 109 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 330 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 655 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,123 people were 80+
94.77% of deaths with known race were White. 0.97% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.4% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.99% American Indian/Alaska Native and 1.86% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 15 deaths is pending.
90.65% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 9.35% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 13 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 48,692 1,909 777 306 | 9,860 498 233 138 | 499 20 6 3 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 2,230 8,203 2,146 395 2,572 1,012 1,992 55 | 262 2,915 723 129 509 459 487 18 | 19 137 27 11 28 27 34 0 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 15,580 1,290 7,560 3,171 256 1,214 577 58 | 4,388 589 996 883 62 164 146 11 | 180 4 28 33 3 14 9 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 5,609 2,931 357 490 983 325 272 175 | 3,752 2,106 374 214 312 118 128 42 | 122 78 12 9 19 6 4 1 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 18,622 3,003 538 691 1,333 | 2,502 668 419 164 79 | 238 47 14 10 41 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 3,888 1,138 3,254 843 366 | 477 386 195 364 124 | 63 18 16 16 12 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 25,297 1,584 2,206 998 292 918 | 4,814 472 612 155 85 365 | 329 46 38 31 4 24 |
| TOTAL | 169,077 | 42,455 | 2,280 |
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.
