COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,244 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 28 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 1,244 new COVID-19 cases and 28 new deaths Wednesday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 288,923.
There are a total of 229,868 confirmed cases and 59,055 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 83,953 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 91,473 people have received an additional or booster dose. 1,669,186 total doses have been administered. 826,587 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 103 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 25,212. Out of those cases, 24,049 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 378 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 134 new cases Wednesday. There are 63 new cases in Bonneville, 2 in Clark, 1 in Custer, 8 in Fremont, 22 in Jefferson, 4 in Lemhi, 32 in Madison and 2 in Teton. There are a total of 792 active cases and 337 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 99,551 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have 1,895 breakthrough cases, and those cases averaged 164 days from completing the vaccine.
EIPH covers Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The hotspots so far this week are Bonneville County, Ada County, Canyon County, Kootenai County and Bannock County.
The state is reporting there are 128,430 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 66 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 67,759 cases.
The state said 32 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 12,550, and 5 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 2,099.
There are 13,172 asymptomatic reported cases and 12,426 cases among health care workers.
13,285 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
28 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 3,501.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 16 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 40 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 113 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 269 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 596 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 964 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,503 people were 80+
93.86% of deaths with known race were White. 0.98% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.37% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.93% American Indian/Alaska Native and 2.86% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 20 deaths is pending.
91.09% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 8.91% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 11 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 68,991 3,387 1,146 545 | 11,461 711 330 229 | 768 44 10 9 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 2,692 10,819 2,827 479 3,012 1,445 2,306 83 | 325 5,033 1,418 203 825 819 824 23 | 27 211 51 12 36 40 45 1 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 19,764 1,620 8,569 4,070 362 1,439 827 78 | 6,221 817 1,254 1,367 113 260 270 25 | 212 5 38 43 6 16 18 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 7,980 3,598 406 601 1,081 495 361 244 | 5,265 3,182 580 449 494 197 183 96 | 180 118 19 14 23 13 8 4 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 25,306 4,723 1,069 833 1,802 | 3,397 882 443 329 171 | 384 97 31 23 59 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 5,304 1,480 4,225 975 507 | 804 614 306 635 256 | 95 34 34 26 21 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 36,211 2,058 3,100 1,444 422 1,250 | 5,568 732 987 195 102 612 | 507 59 62 39 12 46 |
| TOTAL | 229,868 | 59,055 | 3,501 |
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.
