COVID-19 UPDATES: 558 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 558 new COVID-19 cases and 11 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 492,580.
There are a total of 380,128 confirmed cases and 112,452 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 109,149 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 441,481 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,502,392 total doses have been administered. 954,458 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 24 new confirmed and probable case of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 41,682. Out of those cases, 40,930 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 546 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 145 cases in the last seven days and 489 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, Bonneville County, Twin Falls County and Bannock County.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.6 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 58 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 111,607 cases.
The state said 31 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 18,024, and 4 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 3,036.
98,715 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
11 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 5,142.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 2 person died in the age group less than 18
- 23 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 64 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 191 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 410 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 934 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,415 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 2,103 people were 80+
94.73% of deaths with known race were White. 0.84% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.37% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.87% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.31% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.87% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 14 deaths is pending.
92.24% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 7.76% 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 | 124,895 6,905 2,385 812 | 26,657 1,430 555 428 | 1,066 71 16 11 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 5,994 17,857 4,232 765 3,941 2,316 3,006 126 | 815 9,095 2,543 436 1,368 1,389 1,586 43 | 32 303 67 15 55 60 66 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 34,546 2,846 13,376 6,471 664 2,333 1,610 115 | 11,541 1,439 1,942 2,414 218 543 714 36 | 293 9 55 65 9 30 28 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 14,399 6,307 592 836 1,384 734 609 343 | 8,522 4,336 1,001 757 1,096 318 285 163 | 260 166 33 20 30 16 11 11 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 38,446 7,986 1,707 1,800 2,507 | 6,691 1,769 565 852 478 | 630 192 66 42 79 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 8,322 2,428 6,728 1,422 843 | 1,514 899 679 1,078 417 | 156 56 51 35 30 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 55,557 2,833 4,701 2,058 614 1,644 | 11,503 1,130 1,565 432 151 899 | 704 82 89 53 15 58 |
| TOTAL | 380,128 | 112,452 | 5,142 |
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.
