COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,684 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 24 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 1,684 new COVID-19 cases and 24 new deaths Wednesday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 255,417.
There are a total of 202,807 confirmed cases and 52,610 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 875,521 people have received the vaccine, and 1,595,129 total doses have been administered. 784,135 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 136 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 22,232. Out of those cases, 20,761 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 298 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 167 and two new deaths Wednesday. There are 91 new cases in Bonneville, 3 in Clark, 9 in Custer, 5 in Fremont, 26 in Jefferson, 7 in Lemhi, 9 in Madison and 17 on Teton. There are a total of 1,004 active cases and 302 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 93,536 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have 1,147 breakthrough cases, and those cases averaged 149 days from completing the vaccine. There have been 48 fully vaccinated people who have been hospitalized for COVID-19, and there have been 9 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, Ada County, Bannock County, Bonneville County and Twin Falls County.
The state is reporting there are 124,321 estimated recovered COVID-19 cases.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.7 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 61 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 61,524 cases.
The state said 90 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 11,162, and 7 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 1,849.
There are 12,819 asymptomatic reported cases and 11,880 cases among health care workers.
6,519 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
24 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 2,854.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 10 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 30 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 75 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 183 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 457 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 794 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,305 people were 80+
94.72% of deaths with known race were White. 1.06% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.42% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.9% American Indian/Alaska Native and 1.9% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 7 deaths is pending.
90.64% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 9.36% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 2 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 59,634 2,857 988 398 | 10,923 652 287 206 | 619 31 7 6 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 2,481 9,877 2,595 452 2,830 1,309 2,209 70 | 299 4,389 1,198 173 698 710 688 23 | 20 181 38 11 31 32 39 0 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 17,903 1,489 8,074 3,623 331 1,347 726 71 | 5,355 724 1,104 1,101 89 207 202 18 | 194 5 34 35 4 15 13 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 7,103 3,335 383 555 1,044 438 315 219 | 4,550 2,693 516 281 423 159 148 70 | 143 91 14 11 19 11 5 3 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 22,143 3,814 729 775 1,561 | 3,144 811 429 271 161 | 318 69 19 16 52 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 4,975 1,334 3,874 942 461 | 698 512 250 604 229 | 83 26 24 24 16 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 30,956 1,822 2,643 1,234 361 1,146 | 5,238 635 858 177 92 514 | 414 50 51 36 8 35 |
| TOTAL | 202,807 | 52,610 | 2,854 |
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.
