Record 1,693 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 19 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Idaho officials reported a record 1,693 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths on Wednesday.
The next highest single day report was 1,403 cases on Nov. 7.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March to 77,121.
There are a total of 66,200 confirmed cases and 10,921 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.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 124 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. You can view more HERE.
SIPH COVID-19 risk level monitor has four categories: minimal, moderate, high and critical. Bear Lake County and Oneida County are in the moderate risk category. Bannock County, Bingham County, Butte County, Caribou County, Franklin County and Power County are in the high risk category.
Eastern Idaho Public Health has reported 244 new cases Wednesday. There are 138 in Bonneville, 4 in Custer, 12 in Fremont, 24 in Jefferson, 6 in Lemhi, 52 in Madison and 8 in Teton. There are a total of 944 active cases. You can view more HERE.
EIPH has also confirmed two deaths associated with COVID-19. You can view more HERE.
EIPH COVID-19 risk level monitor has four categories: minimal, moderate, high and critical. Lemhi and Teton are in the critical risk category. Bonneville and Madison are in the high risk category. Fremont and Jefferson are in the moderate risk category. Clark and Custer are in the minimal risk category.
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 Kootenai County.
The state is reporting there are 33,715 estimated recovered COVID-19 cases.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.4 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 47 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 21,056 cases.
The state said 40 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 3,002, and 5 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 598.
There are 4,498 asymptomatic reported cases and 4,366 cases among health care workers.
19 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 733.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 1 person died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 5 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 14 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 27 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 97 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 191 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 398 people were 80+
94.35% of deaths with known race were White. 1.13% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.71% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.84% American Indian/Alaska Native and 1.98% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 25 deaths is pending.
87.85% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 12.15% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 25 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 17,737 501 151 86 | 2,686 196 26 22 | 203 4 1 2 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 973 4,641 1,289 246 1,593 587 1,322 39 | 63 809 231 52 141 210 125 12 | 7 65 9 7 13 9 10 0 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 5,745 416 3,203 1,215 109 583 370 44 | 1,325 67 400 267 13 58 44 8 | 40 2 7 5 1 6 5 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 2,160 1,450 252 336 370 107 80 97 | 1,111 553 115 76 88 7 10 15 | 19 26 5 2 3 1 0 0 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 5,062 578 121 209 351 | 405 69 148 5 7 | 61 2 1 3 21 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 1,324 456 1,151 187 114 | 130 26 59 23 7 | 26 2 1 0 3 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 10,739 451 1,107 412 71 487 | 1,050 81 179 41 13 75 | 127 6 12 5 2 8 |
| TOTAL | 66,200 | 10,921 | 733 |
Below are the details released by the Idaho Division of Public Health. These numbers are updated after 5 p.m. daily 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.
