COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,618 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 1,618 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths Wednesday. State-level case and hospital data are now being updated on the state dashboard on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, excluding holidays.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 459,525.
There are a total of 358,909 confirmed cases and 100,616 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 103,521 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 426,419 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,436,552 total doses have been administered. 946,259 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 45 new confirmed and probable case of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 38,983 Out of those cases, 38,096 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 518 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 updates its dashboard weekly each Monday. There are a total of 215 cases in the last seven days and 476 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH covers Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The hotspots so far this week are Ada County, Canyon County, Bannock County, Kootenai County and Twin Falls County.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.2 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 53 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 105,606 cases.
The state said 26 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 17,357, and 5 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 2,961.
82,232 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
7 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 4,961.
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
- 63 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 186 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 400 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 907 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,367 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 2,015 people were 80+
94.66% of deaths with known race were White. 0.89% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.36% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.88% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.32% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.88% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 13 deaths is pending.
92.08% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 7.92% 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 | 117,588 6,349 2,245 766 | 22,702 1,231 508 361 | 1,028 70 16 11 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 5,543 16,563 3,931 722 3,776 2,099 2,833 122 | 751 8,117 2,274 397 1,289 1,258 1,450 37 | 30 295 65 15 53 56 65 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 31,446 2,776 12,912 6,110 563 2,194 1,323 110 | 10,652 1,417 1,857 2,193 188 495 530 34 | 287 9 52 65 9 28 25 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 13,257 5,820 547 794 1,348 691 574 323 | 8,023 4,214 965 719 1,029 276 252 151 | 250 158 26 20 29 16 11 9 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 36,885 7,579 1,625 1,648 2,394 | 6,101 1,607 537 790 388 | 598 189 63 41 76 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 7,785 2,223 6,424 1,345 773 | 1,393 847 611 1,016 397 | 148 52 49 33 29 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 53,115 2,712 4,347 1,963 582 1,586 | 9,707 1,028 1,336 351 139 856 | 688 79 87 53 15 57 |
| TOTAL | 358,909 | 100,616 | 4,961 |
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.
