EIPH confirms 3 more deaths due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed three deaths associated with COVID-19.
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Utah hospital network adds 200 nurses to combat virus surge
As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Utah continue to shatter records, one of the state’s largest hospital systems is adding nearly 200 traveling nurses to keep staffing levels up, including some from hard-hit New York City, hospital officials said Thursday.
Continue Reading SIPH confirms 2 more deaths due to COVID-19
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed two deaths associated with COVID-19.
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Record 1,693 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 19 new deaths
Idaho officials reported a record 1,693 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths on Wednesday.
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Idaho’s coronavirus surge overwhelms primary care clinics
A health care executive says Idaho’s unchecked spread of the coronavirus has become so overwhelming in some areas that medical providers are struggling to answer phone calls from would-be patients.
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368 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 368 new COVID-19 cases in the area Wednesday.
Continue Reading EIPH confirms 2 more deaths due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed two deaths associated with COVID-19.
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Governor acts to bring additional medical help to Wyoming
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon says he is using $10 million in CARES Act funds to bring additional personnel to the state.
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Utah teachers urged to call in sick, get coronavirus tests
A group of Utah teachers has organized an event to encourage educators across the state to call in sick and use the day off to get tested for the coronavirus as the state’s confirmed infection cases surge.
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Teton County, Idaho moved to Critical, classroom learning moving home
The Eastern Idaho Public Health District has moved Teton County into the “Critical” or “Red” level.
Continue Reading 1,201 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 16 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,201 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths on Tuesday.
Continue Reading 299 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 299 new cases in the area Tuesday.
Continue Reading SIPH confirms 2 more deaths due to COVID-19
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed two deaths associated with COVID-19.
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Idaho governor pledges to explain COVID-19 vaccine safety
Idaho Gov. Brad Little pledged Tuesday to explain the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine to Idaho residents once it becomes available.
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COVID-19 hotline closed Wednesday
The Southeastern Idaho Public Health COVID-19 Hotline will be closed on Wednesday to observe Veterans Day.
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Idaho judge drops virus order violation case over yard sale
An Idaho judge dismissed a case against a woman who was cited for holding a yard sale authorities said violated the state’s coronavirus stay-at-home order.
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Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed another death associated with COVID-19.
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Teton District 401 moves to new schedule Wednesday
Tuesday was a “regular” school day in Teton Valley District 401, but schedules will change Wednesday.
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Teton County is still conducting case investigation for COVID-19 positive cases
The sustained high levels of daily new COVID-19 cases has overwhelmed the current capacity of the Teton County Health Department case investigation and contact tracing team.
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Local health officials urge you to follow public health recommendations
Southeast Idaho Public Health officials report COVID-19 cases in southeast Idaho continue to increase.
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Gov. Little holds town hall Tuesday
You can participate in an hour long statewide telephone town hall with Governor Brad Little and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen Tuesday at noon (MDT).
Continue Reading 1,266 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 12 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,266 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths on Monday.
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Idaho businesses urge people to use ‘common sense’ as COVID-19 cases rise
The Idaho Business for Education published an open letter, urging Idahoans to listen to doctors and use “good old Idaho common sense.”
Continue Reading 311 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 311 new COVID-19 cases in the area Monday.
Continue Reading SIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed another death associated with COVID-19
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Teton Valley residents warned about dangerously rising caseloads
Teton County, Idaho officials have issued an urgent public health advisory, calling on the community to take immediate action to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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Idaho committee recommends Idaho accept early distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
The Idaho COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee on Friday recommended the state accept what’s called early distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Continue Reading SIPH recommends flu vaccine amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
Southeastern Idaho Public Health are recommending that you and your loved ones receive this year’s flu vaccine, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing.
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Utah sets new high in number of coronavirus hospitalizations
Utah health authorities on Sunday announced a new high in the number of coronavirus hospitalizations as well as 2,386 more COVID-19 cases as the pandemic surges in the state.
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Utah governor issues statewide mask mandate amid virus surge
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has declared a state of emergency and ordered a statewide mask mandate in an attempt to stem the state’s surge in coronavirus patient hospitalizations.
Continue Reading Wyoming health officials report 646 new coronavirus cases
Wyoming health officials are reporting 646 new coronavirus cases Sunday, the second-highest single-day total of the pandemic in the state
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Idaho keeps breaking new coronavirus case records
Idaho has reported five consecutive days of more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, including a record 1,403 new cases on Saturday as the pandemic’s surge sweeps the state and the nation.
Continue Reading 649 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 649 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on Sunday.
Continue Reading EIPH confirms 3 more deaths due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed three more deaths associated with COVID-19.
Continue Reading Record 1,403 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths
Idaho officials reported a record 1,403 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on Saturday.
Continue Reading 279 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 279 new COVID-19 cases in the area Saturday.
Continue Reading Record 1,330 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths
Idaho officials reported a record 1,330 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths on Friday.
Continue Reading 378 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 387 new COVID-19 cases in the area Friday.
Continue Reading EIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed another death associated with COVID-19.
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Utah teachers call for remote learning as virus cases surge
Utah’s largest teachers union called for the governor to move all public secondary schools in high coronavirus transmission areas to remote learning on Friday as the state reported a single-day record of 17 COVID-19 deaths.
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed another death associated with COVID-19 in southeast Idaho.
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Idaho State University COVID-19 case numbers down again
Idaho State University is again going the opposite direction of the rest of the state when it comes to positive cases of COVID-19.
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Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen trying to re-open
Shortly after the Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen closed, it was informed about a grant opportunity via the Department of Labor.
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Idaho sees record COVID-19 cases, full hospitals and now flu
A state panel of medical experts are asking Idaho’s governor for a statewide mask mandate, hospitals are running out of space for COVID-19 patients and the week has been marked with record numbers of new cases and deaths.
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East Idaho hospitals are worried about rising COVID-19 numbers
Hospitals in Eastern Idaho are seeing an increase in patients from the regional area, plus Montana and Wyoming as well.
Continue Reading 239 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 239 new COVID-19 cases in the area Thursday.
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Board of Health modifies COVID-19 Regional Response Plan, elevates Lemhi County to Critical Risk
Eastern Idaho Public Health Board of Health met Thursday and made additional modifications to the COVID-19 Regional Response Plan including raising the active case rate/10,000 population from 10 to 15 for the Moderate Risk (yellow) Level and adding a metric to the highest level or the Critical Risk (red) Level of 45 active cases/10,000 population sustained for 3 days.
Continue Reading EIPH confirms 4 more deaths due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed four more deaths associated with COVID-19.
Continue Reading 1,265 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,265 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths on Thursday.
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Utah governor ‘frustrated’ with record-breaking virus cases
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said he is feeling “frustrated” with the state’s rising coronavirus numbers as new cases and hospitalizations continued a streak of new record highs on Thursday.
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Bingham County Driver’s License office closes due to COVID-19
Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland announced as of Thursday, the Bingham County Driver’s License office will be closed until further notice.
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Hippie Down remains open despite pandemic and storefront car accident
A truck ran through the storefront of Hippie Down on October 18.
Continue Reading Teton County, Wyo. moves back to high-risk level
In response to a significant increase in COVID-19 cases, the Teton County Health Department is announcing Teton County, Wyo. is now back in Red or High-Risk Level.
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D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week
Bonneville School District 93 schools will stay in Phase 2 next week.
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9 injured as truck crashes into COVID-19 testing site
A pickup truck crashed into a coronavirus testing site in Salt Lake City Thursday, injuring nine people and demolishing a medical trailer.
Continue Reading Record 1,290 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths
Idaho officials reported a record 1,290 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths on Wednesday.
Continue Reading 311 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 311 new COVID-19 cases in the area Wednesday.
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Blaine, Twin Falls counties claim first 2 flu-related deaths this season, both also had COVID-19
Blaine-County man older than 60 years of age and a woman older than 80 years of age from Twin Falls County have been reported as the first influenza-related deaths of the 2020-21 season. Both were also infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Continue Reading EIPH confirms 3 more deaths due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed three more deaths associated with COVID-19.
Continue Reading SIPH confirms 4 more deaths due to COVID-19
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed four deaths associated with COVID-19.
Continue Reading Record 1,179 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 15 new deaths
Idaho officials reported a record 1,179 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths on Tuesday.
Continue Reading SIPH confirms 2 more deaths due to COVID-19
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed two deaths associated with COVID-19.
Continue Reading 298 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 298 new COVID-19 cases in the area Tuesday.
Continue Reading Wyoming governor COVID-19 negative after Birx, tribe meeting
Wyoming’s governor tested negative for the coronavirus for a second time but remained in isolation after being exposed at a meeting that included the coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force.
Continue Reading Utah reports its highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations
Utah has reported its highest number of hospitalizations yet with 348 COVID-19 patients, surpassing the record of 342 patients set on Sunday.
Continue Reading 757 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 757 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on Monday.
Continue Reading 218 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 218 new COVID-19 cases in the area Monday.
Continue Reading Wyoming governor to isolate after possible COVID-19 exposure
Wyoming’s governor planned to isolate himself for more than a week after possibly being exposed to the coronavirus.
Continue Reading EIPH confirms 3 more deaths due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed three more deaths associated with COVID-19.
Continue Reading Pocatello starts small business grant program
The City of Pocatello will be starting a grant program to help local businesses and organizations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue Reading ISU COVID-19 testing site closed Tuesday
The Idaho State University COVID-19 testing site will be closed on Tuesday, November 3 to observe Election
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480 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
Idaho officials reported 480 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on Sunday.
Continue Reading EIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed another death associated with COVID-19.
Continue Reading 798 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 798 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on Saturday.
Continue Reading 192 new COVID-19 cases in Southeastern Idaho
Local health officials reported 192 new COVID-19 cases in the area Saturday.
Continue Reading 1,064 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,064 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths on Friday.
Continue Reading EIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed another death associated with COVID-19.
Continue Reading Teton health officials issue Recommendation #11, mask order and early closure recommendation extended
Certain COVID-19 metrics in Teton County, Wyo. have improved in the past week. These include the percentage of tests that are positive for COVID-19 and recent hospital admissions.
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Local health officials reported 292 new COVID-19 cases in the area Friday.
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Gov. Little, ISU President meet with White House official to discuss COVID-19
During a visit to Idaho on Thursday, Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House’s Global Health Ambassador, met with Gov. Brad Little, Idaho State University President Kevin Satterlee and state and regional leaders to discuss ways to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Idaho.
Continue Reading 961 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 16 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 961 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths on Thursday.
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SIPH declares 6 counties at high-risk level for COVID-19
As of Thursday, Southeastern Idaho Public Health announced they have had 5,438 cases to date. There are currently 1,012 active cases in Southeast Idaho.
Continue Reading 198 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 4 new deaths
Local health officials reported 198 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths in the area Thursday.
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D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week
Bonneville School District 93 schools will stay in Phase 2 next week.
Continue Reading EIPH confirms 4 more deaths due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed four more deaths associated with COVID-19.
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed another death associated with COVID-19.
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Utah epidemiologist’s home address leaked online for protest
Utah Epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn said protestors were at her home Thursday morning after her personal information was leaked online.
Continue Reading Utah hospitals ‘can’t keep up’ amid record-breaking surge
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and health officials said Thursday the state may soon need to implement crisis care protocols as hospitals reach a breaking point amid a record coronavirus surge.
Continue Reading 862 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 862 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths on Wednesday.
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Idaho remains in coronavirus ‘red zone’ with 5th highest rate in country
The latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report obtained by ABC News shows Idaho remains in the red zone for new confirmed cases.
Continue Reading 258 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths in the area
Local health officials reported 258 new COVID-19 cases in the area Wednesday.
Continue Reading SIPH confirms 3 more deaths due to COVID-19
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed three deaths associated with COVID-19 in southeast Idaho.
Continue Reading EIPH confirms 5 more deaths due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed five more deaths associated with COVID-19.
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Local government works with merchants to mitigate COVID-19
Teton County, the Town of Jackson, Jackson Hole Fire/EMS, and Teton County Health have mobilized to support the local hospitality industry.
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Rendezvous Upper Elementary serves as pilot project for COVID-testing
On October 19, Kristin Weston, principal of Rendezvous Upper Elementary School in Driggs, announced to her staff that they have the chance to participate in a pilot testing project in partnership with Teton Valley Health.
Continue Reading 882 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 882 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on Tuesday.
Continue Reading Wyoming among top five states for COVID-19 infection rate
Wyoming now ranks among the worst states for spread of the coronavirus as its residents grow weary of measures to protect themselves and state officials refrain from reimposing public-health orders to try to force compliance.
Continue Reading 279 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 279 new COVID-19 cases in the area Tuesday.
Continue Reading EIPH confirms 2 more deaths due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed two more deaths associated with COVID-19.
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Pocatello outlines changes to services following Governor’s rollback to Stage 3
The City of Pocatello is making changes to its services following Governor Brad Little’s announcement that Idaho will move back to a modified version of Stage 3 of the Idaho Rebounds Plan.
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