COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,459 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 21 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 1,459 new COVID-19 cases and 21 new deaths Thursday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 231,056.
There are a total of 184,172 confirmed cases and 46,884 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 838,385 people have received the vaccine, and 1,524,514 total doses have been administered. 748,518 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 151 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and four new deaths in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 19,813. Out of those cases, 18,759 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 261 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 95 new cases and four new deaths Thursday. There are 60 new cases in Bonneville, 1 in Custer, 3 in Fremont, 10 in Jefferson, 3 in Lemhi, 14 in Madison and 4 in Teton. There are a total of 647 active cases and 276 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 89,523 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have 624 breakthrough cases, and those cases averaged 135 days from completing the vaccine. There have been 30 fully vaccinated people who have been hospitalized for COVID-19, and there have been 5 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, Kootenai County, Twin Falls County, Ada County and Bannock County.
The state is reporting there are 121,867 estimated recovered COVID-19 cases.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.8 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 51 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 56,660 cases.
The state said 66 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 10,250, and 11 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 1,708.
There are 12,629 asymptomatic reported cases and 11,668 cases among health care workers.
3,902 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
21 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 2,447.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 8 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 18 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 53 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 135 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 361 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 696 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,176 people were 80+
94.61% of deaths with known race were White. 1.07% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.41% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 2.06% American Indian/Alaska Native and 1.85% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 10 deaths is pending.
90.82% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 9.18% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 8 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 52,729 2,267 872 340 | 10,331 573 261 183 | 538 23 6 4 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 2,352 9,059 2,356 425 2,689 1,130 2,086 59 | 279 3,589 942 144 604 579 564 18 | 20 157 31 11 29 28 35 0 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 16,413 1,382 7,773 3,342 280 1,264 650 60 | 4,705 650 1,029 960 74 180 156 13 | 181 4 29 33 3 14 10 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 6,199 3,101 366 523 1,012 372 286 190 | 4,054 2,332 439 260 358 135 135 51 | 127 80 14 9 19 7 4 1 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 20,695 3,420 651 720 1,496 | 2,704 708 426 202 98 | 259 51 14 11 44 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 4,428 1,257 3,532 898 425 | 603 447 234 538 159 | 67 20 18 19 12 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 28,044 1,697 2,407 1,107 317 1,055 | 5,066 571 753 165 88 454 | 359 47 42 32 7 28 |
| TOTAL | 184,172 | 46,884 | 2,447 |
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.
