COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,315 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 55 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 1,315 new COVID-19 cases and 55 new deaths Wednesday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 238,315
There are a total of 189,672 confirmed cases and 48,643 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 850,747 people have received the vaccine, and 1,547,757 total doses have been administered. 760,068 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 136 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 20,477. Out of those cases, 19,123 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 274 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 75 new cases and one new death Tuesday. There are 43 new cases in Bonneville, 3 in Fremont, 9 in Jefferson, 2 in Lemhi and 18 in Madison. There are a total of 785 active cases and 2780 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 91,434 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have 738 breakthrough cases, and those cases averaged 141 days from completing the vaccine. There have been 34 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, Ada County, Kootenai County, Twin Falls County and Bannock County.
The state is reporting there are 122,645 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 57 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 58,068 cases.
The state said 59 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 10,446, and 7 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 1,739.
There are 12,701 asymptomatic reported cases and 11,740 cases among health care workers.
4,702 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
55 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 2,560.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 9 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 21 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 59 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 145 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 387 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 726 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,213 people were 80+
94.54% of deaths with known race were White. 1.06% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.39% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 2.0% American Indian/Alaska Native and 2.0% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 9 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 10 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 54,510 2,432 910 355 | 10,539 582 268 187 | 561 26 6 4 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 2,389 9,339 2,441 429 2,738 1,198 2,131 66 | 285 3,868 1,038 150 627 634 590 21 | 20 163 32 11 29 28 35 0 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 16,715 1,395 7,823 3,398 293 1,277 671 60 | 4,873 665 1,046 990 80 188 170 13 | 184 5 30 33 3 14 10 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 6,475 3,186 371 534 1,019 394 290 196 | 4,167 2,393 473 268 375 141 138 57 | 131 85 14 11 19 8 4 1 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 21,205 3,591 682 735 1,514 | 2,862 762 429 224 134 | 279 54 17 12 46 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 4,584 1,289 3,633 918 443 | 623 470 236 575 186 | 75 24 20 22 13 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 28,996 1,740 2,476 1,149 332 1,095 | 5,128 583 795 169 89 467 | 369 48 45 32 8 29 |
| TOTAL | 189,672 | 48,643 | 2,560 |
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.
