COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,504 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 15 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 1,504 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths Wednesday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 229,597.
There are a total of 183,134 confirmed cases and 46,463 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 835,964 people have received the vaccine, and 1,519,740 total doses have been administered. 745,998 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 110 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and four new deaths in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 19,665. Out of those cases, 18,619 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 261 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 reported 138 new cases Wednesday. There are 88 new cases in Bonneville, 9 in Custer, 3 in Fremont, 16 in Jefferson, 3 in Lemhi, 12 in Madison and 7 in Teton. There are a total of 663 active cases and 272 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 86,990 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have 614 breakthrough cases, and those cases averaged 135 days from completing the vaccine. There have been 26 fully vaccinated people who have been hospitalized for COVID-19, and there have been 4 COVID-19 related deaths among those who have been fully vaccinated.
EIPH covers Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The hotspots so far this week are Canyon County, Kootenai County, Twin Falls County, Ada County and Bannock County.
The state is reporting there are 121,732 estimated recovered COVID-19 cases.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.8 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 51 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 56,386 cases.
The state said 106 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 10,184, and 8 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 1,697.
There are 12,612 asymptomatic reported cases and 11,639 cases among health care workers.
3,902 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
15 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 2,426.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 8 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 18 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 53 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 133 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 354 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 690 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,170 people were 80+
94.65% of deaths with known race were White. 1.04% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.42% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 2.03% American Indian/Alaska Native and 1.87% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 10 deaths is pending.
90.73% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 9.27% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 9 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 52,562 2,257 866 339 | 10,286 557 255 166 | 534 23 6 4 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 2,336 9,005 2,342 423 2,682 1,119 2,081 59 | 277 3,537 931 144 597 571 559 18 | 20 154 31 11 29 28 35 0 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 16,353 1,378 7,759 3,332 279 1,261 647 60 | 4,663 645 1,029 956 73 179 156 13 | 180 4 28 33 3 14 10 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 6,132 3,091 365 519 1,011 372 286 189 | 4,026 2,312 435 260 350 134 133 50 | 127 80 14 9 19 7 4 1 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 20,431 3,387 635 714 1,485 | 2,694 708 426 193 94 | 259 20 14 11 44 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 4,393 1,253 3,505 896 422 | 593 428 232 527 158 | 66 20 18 17 12 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 27,887 1,688 2,396 1,103 316 1,054 | 5,034 566 737 163 88 442 | 356 47 41 31 5 27 |
| TOTAL | 183,134 | 46,463 | 2,426 |
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.
