COVID-19 UPDATES: 2,496 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 2,496 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths Thursday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 387,287.
The state reports data for the most recent 2-week period are incomplete. Due to the recent surge in cases, approximately 41,600 outstanding positive laboratory results are pending local public health district review and follow-up.
There are a total of 303,871 confirmed cases and 83,416 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 108,043 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 379,007 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,252,295 total doses have been administered. 912,140 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 208 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and one new death in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 36,203. Out of those cases, 32,886 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 470 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 150 new cases and four new deaths Thursday. There are 82 new cases in Bonneville, 3 in Custer, 2 in Fremont, 14 in Jefferson, 2 in Lemhi, 45 in Madison and 2 in Teton. There are a total of 2,242 active cases and 427 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 112,634 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have been 9,208 breakthrough cases, and those cases averaged 218 days from completing the vaccine.
EIPH covers Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The hotspots so far this week are Canyon County, Bannock County, Kootenai County, Bonneville County and Ada County.
The state is reporting there are 143,288 estimated recovered COVID-19 cases.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.1 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 81 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 91,362 cases.
The state said 36 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 15,050, and 7 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 2,537.
There are 14,216 asymptomatic reported cases and 14,768 cases among health care workers.
42,191 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
13 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 4,466.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 2 person died in the age group less than 18
- 21 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 56 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 174 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 369 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 801 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,235 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,808 people were 80+
94.51% of deaths with known race were White. 0.88% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.34% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.96% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.34% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.98% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 18 deaths is pending.
91.65% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 8.35% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 11 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 92,337 4,617 1,869 699 | 15,802 858 411 269 | 931 58 15 13 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 4,304 12,903 3,215 562 3,371 1,657 2,544 100 | 624 6,249 1,672 308 965 980 1,037 28 | 29 265 60 14 48 49 55 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 29,886 2,589 12,289 5,817 495 2,097 1,200 103 | 10,211 1,344 1,780 2,110 167 462 473 30 | 265 8 44 57 7 22 25 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 12,043 5,396 502 759 1,299 646 526 309 | 7,533 4,065 931 674 880 254 239 147 | 230 141 23 18 27 15 10 7 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 31,451 6,457 1,427 1,180 2,119 | 5,207 1,360 492 717 327 | 529 163 55 34 71 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 7,231 2,022 5,844 1,159 702 | 1,217 785 527 960 368 | 125 44 45 31 25 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 46,466 2,423 3,781 1,752 513 1,396 | 7,633 908 1,161 273 128 722 | 636 77 78 48 14 53 |
| TOTAL | 303,871 | 83,416 | 4,466 |
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.
