COVID-19 UPDATES: 4,537 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 4,537 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths Wednesday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 348,949.
The state reports data for the most recent 2-week period are incomplete. Due to the recent surge in cases, approximately 31,200 outstanding positive laboratory results are pending local public health district review and follow-up.
There are a total of 274,826 confirmed cases and 74,123 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 107,176 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 360,103 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,216,030 total doses have been administered. 904,152 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 573 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 31,638. Out of those cases, 28,209 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 458 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 229 new cases Wednesday. There are 164 new cases in Bonneville, 4 in Custer, 4 in Fremont, 15 in Jefferson, 11 in Lemhi, 15 in Madison and 16 in Teton. There are a total of 1,314 active cases and 413 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 110,301 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have been 5,635 breakthrough cases, and those cases averaged 202 days from completing the vaccine.
EIPH covers Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The hotspots so far this week are Canyon County, Bannock County, Ada County, Bonneville County and Bingham County.
The state is reporting there are 140,439 estimated recovered COVID-19 cases.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.4 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 79 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 82,016 cases.
The state said 76 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 14,451, and 6 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 2,447.
There are 13,911 asymptomatic reported cases and 13,833 cases among health care workers.
29,378 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
10 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 4,292.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 1 person died in the age group less than 18
- 20 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 54 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 159 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 353 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 768 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,185 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,752 people were 80+
94.45% of deaths with known race were White. 0.94% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.35% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.95% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.35% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.95% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 36 deaths is pending.
91.62% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 8.38% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 32 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 82,230 4,073 1,575 652 | 13,532 827 396 262 | 891 54 13 11 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 3,815 11,902 3,054 536 3,219 1,578 2,444 88 | 611 5,817 1,566 285 929 931 957 26 | 27 252 58 14 48 46 55 1 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 25,962 2,339 10,520 5,210 449 1,863 1,112 95 | 8,651 1,245 1,623 1,889 158 422 421 29 | 255 8 43 55 7 20 25 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 10,009 4,553 467 674 1,235 598 460 288 | 6,507 3,757 773 581 859 226 214 128 | 218 139 23 17 27 15 10 7 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 29,325 5,843 1,302 1,142 1,996 | 4,722 1,245 478 665 287 | 508 155 52 31 70 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 6,265 1,832 4,880 1,051 610 | 1,081 721 404 863 314 | 121 42 42 29 23 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 42,043 2,244 3,486 1,614 473 1,331 | 6,650 842 1,074 230 124 682 | 614 72 75 43 14 52 |
| TOTAL | 274,826 | 74,123 | 4,292 |
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.
