COVID-19 UPDATES: 439 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 439 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths Thursday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 199,955
About 89% of Idaho residents live in communities where masks should be worn again.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors where the Delta variant of the coronavirus is fueling infection surges.
The CDC cited new information about the variant’s ability to spread among vaccinated people.
There are a total of 159,897 confirmed cases and 40,058 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 749,782 people have received the vaccine, and 1,385,194 total doses have been administered. 690,726 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 23 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and five new deaths in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 17,588. Out of those cases, 17,420 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 237 deaths in the health district. You can view more HERE.
SIPH COVID-19 risk level monitor has four categories: minimal, moderate, high and critical. Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Butte, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida and Power are in the minimal risk category.
Eastern Idaho Public Health reported 49 new COVID-19 cases Thursday. There are 25 new cases in Bonneville, 10 in Fremont, 3 in Jefferson, 2 in Lemhi, 8 in Madison and 1 in Teton. There are a total of 179 active cases and 268 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH COVID-19 risk level monitor has four categories: minimal, moderate, high and critical. Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton 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, Kootenai County, Twin Falls County and Bonneville County.
The state is reporting there are 116,622 estimated recovered COVID-19 cases.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 40.1 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 45 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 49,734 cases.
The state said 35 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 9,074, and 3 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 1,523.
There are 12,290 asymptomatic reported cases and 11,180 cases among health care workers.
818 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
5 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 2,195.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 6 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 12 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 41 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 101 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 313 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 632 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,090 people were 80+
94.69% of deaths with known race were White. 0.96% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.41% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 2.01% American Indian/Alaska Native and 1.92% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 4 deaths is pending.
90.37% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 9.63% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 4 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 45,753 1,732 716 287 | 9,461 477 199 122 | 491 19 6 2 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 2,188 7,731 2,067 388 2,535 957 1,967 55 | 253 2,503 642 125 485 409 434 18 | 19 133 25 11 28 24 34 0 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 15,183 1,237 7,354 3,067 254 1,165 547 58 | 4,244 547 952 852 63 159 133 11 | 177 4 28 33 3 14 9 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 5,340 2,882 357 477 973 314 262 167 | 3,631 2,050 360 207 295 113 121 39 | 114 77 12 9 17 2 4 1 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 17,342 2,818 495 646 1,221 | 2,289 646 415 139 72 | 224 46 12 10 36 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 3,496 1,014 3,100 800 336 | 368 364 170 296 117 | 59 18 12 14 11 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 23,695 1,490 2,089 962 273 894 | 4,610 411 575 147 85 350 | 319 43 38 31 4 22 |
| TOTAL | 159,897 | 40,058 | 2,195 |
Below are the details released by the Idaho Division of Public Health. These numbers are updated after 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday 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.
