COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,574 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,574 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 1,574 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thirteen Utah hospitals will postpone many non-emergency surgeries starting next week as health care workers are overwhelmed…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN Los Angeles Unified School District officials said they want to guarantee that children attend classes in person, not…
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Howard Stern is over the Covid-19 pandemic and is taking on anti-vaxxers who refuse to get the shot. Speaking on his SiriusXM…
Continue ReadingWyoming Gov. Mark Gordon says he’s asked the state’s attorney general to be prepared to challenge President Joe Biden’s new COVID-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN Business President Joe Biden gave a gift to every major company in America by forcing them to mandate vaccines or stringently…
Continue Reading“I fully support an individual’s Constitutional right to a peaceful protest, but when it is done in front of someone’s home in a residential…
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Starting next week, the state’s indoor mask mandate will be expanded to include outdoor…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Thursday imposed stringent new vaccine rules on federal workers, large employers and health care staff in a sweeping attempt…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 1,459 new COVID-19 cases and 21 new deaths…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, Amanda Sealy and Dakin Andone, CNN A Medicare beneficiary hospitalized with Covid-19 costs the health insurance program about…
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan and Travis Caldwell, CNN Once again, Americans who don’t even have coronavirus are suffering the consequences of Covid-19 patients…
Continue ReadingHospitals throughout the region are currently experiencing COVID-19 hospitalization rates exceeding those of the peak surge in December 2020.…
Continue ReadingROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Officials say an infant in southwest Oregon has died from COVID-19 complications. The News-Review in Roseburg reports the…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 1,504 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths…
Continue ReadingWyoming Governor Mark Gordon is taking steps to address staffing challenges at Wyoming healthcare facilities amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases and…
Continue ReadingThe mu variant of the coronavirus was first identified in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in South America, Europe and…
Continue ReadingBy Virginia Langmaid, CNN The World Health Organization’s vaccine-sharing program COVAX forecasts an additional 1.1 billion Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingOpinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives It has been a trying 18 months since the pandemic first struck, and it appears it will take…
Continue ReadingBy Liz Stark, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed more people away from the profession of driving, signaling a bumpy road ahead for key industries…
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s move to crisis standards of care this week is allowing some hospitals to ration…
Continue ReadingIn conjunction with the health department, the Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen hosted a free COVID-19 vaccination site today. It is open from…
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Food insecurity among families with children rose in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic upended the US economy, according to a US…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has activated Crisis of Standards of Care in hospitals located in north Idaho Tuesday morning. …
Continue ReadingBy Al Goodman, CNN The grip of the Delta variant of Covid-19 on the United States and the world continues to have travel ramifications as the summer…
Continue ReadingThe hospitals in our area say they are not under crisis standards of care yet, but they are seeing a spike in COVDI-19…
Continue ReadingFor a second year in a row, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will not visit the University of Wyoming due to the…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 1,025 new COVID-19 cases and 18 new deaths…
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN Two tropical islands half a world apart and popular with tourists — Jamaica in the Caribbean and Sri Lanka in South Asia…
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MDT)…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, Amir Vera and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Children now represent more than a quarter — or 26.8% — of weekly Covid-19…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 1,524 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths over the holiday day…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen and Amir Vera, CNN Covid-19 infections have risen “exponentially” among children in the US since July, according to…
Continue ReadingWith the more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 sweeping across the country this summer, health care workers and officials are finding themselves…
Continue ReadingBy John Bonifield, CNN Booster doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine may be delayed from rolling out the week of September 20 as planned, Dr.…
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had Covid-19 in February shortly after the Super Bowl championship boat parade and…
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Health experts are reinforcing the point that full vaccination remains highly effective against severe illness and death…
Continue ReadingForrest Brown, CNN Throughout the pandemic, US passport holders have seen an ever-morphing list of international travel options. The only constant…
Continue ReadingThe American landscape is filled with divisive issues that split the country down the middle. But while a sizable portion of American adults remain…
Continue ReadingWith COVID-19 infections at their highest levels since January and hospitalizations at a level not seen since the winter surge, the US Centers for…
Continue ReadingIntensive care beds are full of unvaccinated coronavirus patients at a hospital in Boise, Idaho, and doctors are bracing for the need to conserve…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN More children went to the hospital and emergency room in states with lower vaccination rates, according to a new study from…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 1,388 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths…
Continue ReadingUS states that saw some of the country’s worst COVID-19 case rates over the past week also reported the highest number of new vaccinations per…
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee, CNN One of the greatest success stories of the Covid-19 crisis has hit an alarming bump in the road. The initial stages of the vaccine…
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Amanda Kloots returned to Broadway to honor her late husband, Nick Cordero. The co-host of “The Talk” attended the…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Kids are heading back into the classroom for yet another pandemic school year, but this time with the more contagious Delta…
Continue ReadingVictor City Attorney, Herb Heimerl, penned a memorandum to the Mayor and City Council insisting the Mayor’s recently issued Order requiring all…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 1,604 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths…
Continue ReadingDuring a special meeting on Thursday, the Teton County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 to extend the current Teton District Health Officer…
Continue ReadingMore than 80% of Americans 16 and older have some level of immunity against the coronavirus, mostly through vaccination, a survey of blood donations…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, Amir Vera and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Children now represent more than a quarter — or 26.8% — of weekly Covid-19…
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has called a meeting of its vaccine advisers for September 17 to discuss…
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Paramount Pictures is delaying the release of three big movies due to the ongoing pandemic. “Top Gun: Maverick,”…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Anxiety is high among parents as more kids head back to school without the protection of a Covid-19 vaccine for at least a…
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US jobs recovery is about to get a reality check. It was a strong summer, with nearly 2.5 million jobs added back…
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell and Deidre McPhillips, CNN US states that saw some of the country’s worst Covid-19 case rates over the past week also…
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer More companies are requiring COVID-19 vaccines and taking actions to motivate employees into getting their shots. Some…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 1,163 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Hospitals across the United States have been facing a crisis. As of Monday morning, more than 96,000 hospital beds are…
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Deidre McPhillips, CNN September marks a year and a half since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a…
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox, CNN What finally did it for Nathan, the parent of a young child at a small Catholic school in California, was the seating chart that…
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Soffer, CNN “We’re driving to Canada.” That was the first thing I said last month after reading that the Canadian…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Children’s Hospital has confirmed its first patient death from COVID-19. The Seattle Times reports the announcement…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little will make a live announcement regarding COVID-19 in Idaho on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. MT.…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 1,226 new COVID-19 cases and 32 new deaths…
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MDT)…
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) announced hospitals and free-standing primary and urgent care clinics in Idaho can start applying…
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA EPPOLTIO Associated Press/Report for America SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has cast doubt on the efficacy of mask-wearing…
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has called a meeting of its vaccine advisers for September 17 to discuss…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers and Marnie Hunter, CNN Switzerland and Puerto Rico are now among the highest-risk destinations for travelers, according to the US…
Continue ReadingThe mayor of Honolulu says the city will soon require patrons of restaurants, bars, museums, theaters and other establishments to show proof of…
Continue ReadingGRAND VIEW, Idaho (AP) — Students at a southwestern Idaho elementary school will be learning from home this week following exposures to COVID-19.…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 2,276 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths over the…
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus pandemic is filling hospitals at an “alarming” rate and continuing to strain health care workers, Washington state health…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s top education official is responding to an announcement that federal education officials will investigate whether…
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN More kids were hospitalized with Covid-19 this month than any other time this past year — proving how seriously the Delta…
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN Less than two months ahead of the regular season tip-off, the NBA says it’s requiring referees and other personnel who…
Continue ReadingIn a letter sent Monday, Teton County School District 401 Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme informed Mayor Frohlich the District would not comply…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Sealy and Hollie Silverman, CNN With nearly 100,000 Americans hospitalized with Covid-19 and infections surging among the unvaccinated…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Sealy, CNN Mandating Covid-19 vaccines for children to attend school in person is a “good idea” due to a strong benefit-risk…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Hospitals in parts of the South are running out of oxygen supply as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations…
Continue ReadingBy Eric Berger, Kaiser Health News Fans of the band Wilco could have reasonably interpreted frontman Jeff Tweedy singing “I Am Trying to Break…
Continue ReadingHealth Canada has authorized a second COVID-19 vaccine for use in older…
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN Vaccination rates in America vary widely between blue and red states, between urban and rural populations and between those…
Continue ReadingLOGAN, Utah (Utah State University) – Editor’s note: The following letter was emailed to USU students and employees from President Noelle E. Cockett…
Continue ReadingWith COVID-19 cases increasing in Idaho due to the circulation of the highly contagious Delta Variant, hospitals throughout the state are becoming…
Continue ReadingHawaii’s governor is considering locking down the islands if the COVID-19 delta variant cases continue to…
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox, CNN An unvaccinated elementary school teacher who took off their mask to read to students ended up infecting more than half of them…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 834 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Abbott Laboratories says the supply of its at-home Covid-19 tests may be constrained in the coming weeks as demand has…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent a health advisory Thursday warning doctors and the public about the…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Renée Melendez is frustrated with the unvaccinated for more reasons than just the renewed spread of Covid-19, she said. The…
Continue ReadingSoutheastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) is partnering with Idaho State University and Express Lab to once again conduct drive-up COVID-19 PCR and…
Continue ReadingHospital facilities and public health agencies are scrambling to add capacity as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise statewide.…
Continue ReadingAs Idaho hospitals continue to be overwhelmed with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients, limiting healthcare access for everyone, Governor Brad Little…
Continue ReadingAfter review of all public comments submitted and in consultation with the State Health Officer Alexia Harrist, Teton District Health Officer Travis…
Continue ReadingMore staff than inmates at Wyoming’s men’s prisons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 992 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Jason Hanna, CNN More than 100,000 people are hospitalized with Covid-19 in the US — the first time that level has…
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