COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,019 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 1,019 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths Wednesday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 216,061.
There are a total of 172,483 confirmed cases and 43,578 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 808,543 people have received the vaccine, and 1,472,219 total doses have been administered. 724,235 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 108 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 18,583. Out of those cases, 17,806 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 252 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 reported 45 new cases Wednesday. There are 17 new cases in Bonneville, 1 in Custer, 5 in Fremont, 9 in Jefferson, 1 in Lemhi, 6 in Madison and 6 in Teton. There are a total of 415 active cases and 271 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 85,193 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have 392 breakthrough cases, and those cases averaged 122 days from completing the vaccine. There have been 15 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 covers Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The hotspots so far this week are Canyon County, Twin Falls County, Ada County, Kootenai County and Bannock County.
The state is reporting there are 119,573 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 50 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 53,561 cases.
The state said 36 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 9,665, and 5 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 1,599.
There are 12,520 asymptomatic reported cases and 11,478 cases among health care workers.
2,401 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
8 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 2,316.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 7 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 15 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 45 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 114 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 335 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 666 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,134 people were 80+
94.74% of deaths with known race were White. 0.96% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.39% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 2.04% American Indian/Alaska Native and 1.87% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 7 deaths is pending.
90.78% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 9.22% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 7 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 49,682 1,993 799 312 | 9,952 506 234 141 | 509 20 6 4 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 2,271 8,442 2,199 398 2,598 1,033 2,018 58 | 263 3,097 806 132 533 498 504 18 | 19 141 27 11 28 28 34 0 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 15,749 1,306 7,601 3,210 259 1,223 598 60 | 4,447 606 1,000 903 64 172 146 12 | 180 4 28 33 3 14 9 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 5,729 2,970 357 501 991 333 276 177 | 3,843 2,152 397 236 326 120 129 46 | 123 78 12 9 19 6 4 1 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 18,873 3,052 548 694 1,359 | 2,565 694 421 177 81 | 244 49 14 10 41 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 4,045 1,175 3,326 860 392 | 519 397 215 410 132 | 64 18 17 16 12 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 25,973 1,606 2,257 1,018 295 935 | 4,870 484 652 157 85 383 | 335 47 39 31 5 24 |
| TOTAL | 172,483 | 43,578 | 2,316 |
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.
