COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,549 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 30 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 1,549 new COVID-19 cases and 30 new deaths Wednesday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 281,470
There are a total of 224,019 confirmed cases and 57,451 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 86,996 people have received one dose of a two dose series,and 68,819 people have received an additional or booster dose. 1,650,737 total doses have been administered. 815,456 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 137 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and nine new deaths in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 24,595 Out of those cases, 23,131 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 359 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 151 new cases and one new death Wednesday. There are 89 new cases in Bonneville, 6 in Fremont, 18 in Jefferson, 4 in Lemhi, 28 in Madison and 6 in Teton. There are a total of 785 active cases and 327 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 99,551 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have 1,634 breakthrough cases, and those cases averaged 160 days from completing the vaccine. There have been 64 fully vaccinated people who have been hospitalized for COVID-19, and there have been 14 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 Kootenai County, Ada County, Canyon County, Bonneville County and Bannock County.
The state is reporting there are 127,242 estimated recovered COVID-19 cases.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.6 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 65 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 66,381 cases.
The state said 119 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 12,267, and 21 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 2,042.
There are 13,067 asymptomatic reported cases and 12,274 cases among health care workers.
11,555 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
30 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 3,346.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 14 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 40 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 103 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 247 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 566 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 915 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,461 people were 80+
94.33% of deaths with known race were White. 0.99% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.39% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.87% American Indian/Alaska Native and 2.41% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 15 deaths is pending.
90.95% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 9.05% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 8 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 67,266 3,307 1,124 530 | 11,364 682 311 218 | 737 43 10 9 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 2,658 10,665 2,797 472 2,979 1,431 2,294 83 | 319 4,925 1,400 194 791 803 794 23 | 24 204 47 12 34 40 45 1 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 19,161 1,592 8,435 3,925 351 1,415 802 75 | 5,923 795 1,211 1,283 106 248 253 22 | 209 5 35 42 5 16 16 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 7,778 3,501 401 594 1,071 478 352 239 | 5,162 3,091 570 430 478 185 175 90 | 169 110 17 14 23 13 6 3 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 24,440 4,416 938 824 1,740 | 3,255 842 436 311 167 | 368 90 28 19 59 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 5,231 1,451 4,141 971 494 | 770 586 286 622 249 | 92 31 33 25 19 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 35,202 2,008 2,996 1,402 401 1,220 | 5,455 707 966 190 100 595 | 487 56 58 39 10 43 |
| TOTAL | 224,019 | 57,451 | 3,346 |
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.
