COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,738 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 1,738 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths Wednesday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 429,476.
The state reports data for the most recent 2-week period are incomplete. Due to the recent surge in cases, approximately 11,500 outstanding positive laboratory results are pending local public health district review and follow-up.
There are a total of 336,635 confirmed cases and 92,841 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 106,209 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 395,110 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,290,798 total doses have been administered. 923,518 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 16 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 37,732. Out of those cases, 37,046 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 496 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 21 new cases Wednesday. There are 9 new cases in Bonneville, 1 in Jefferson, 8 in Madison and 3 in Teton. There are a total of 87 active cases and 456 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 113,032 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have been 9,801 breakthrough cases, and those cases averaged 221 days from completing the vaccine.
EIPH covers Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The hotspots so far this week are Twin Falls County, Canyon County, Ada County, Jerome County and Kootenai County.
The state is reporting there are 152,640 estimated recovered COVID-19 cases.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.0 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 93 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 99,812 cases.
The state said 67 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 15,869 and 14 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 2,707.
There are 14,916 asymptomatic reported cases and 15,936 cases among health care workers.
62,144 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
9 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 4,772.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 2 person died in the age group less than 18
- 21 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 56 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 178 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 390 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 862 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,328 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,935 people were 80+
94.61% of deaths with known race were White. 0.9% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.36% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.91% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.32% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.89% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 19 deaths is pending.
91.85% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 8.15% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 14 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 108,434 5,851 2,060 745 | 20,203 938 421 312 | 989 67 16 13 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 4,804 14,690 3,617 642 3,659 1,943 2,714 113 | 703 6,941 1,900 369 1,125 1,101 1,204 30 | 30 282 64 15 52 54 59 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 30,642 2,659 12,500 5,928 512 2,139 1,237 106 | 10,422 1,374 1,796 2,160 169 481 485 32 | 279 8 49 62 8 25 25 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 12,746 5,586 523 780 1,328 659 551 316 | 7,792 4,142 957 706 987 261 247 151 | 239 150 24 20 29 15 11 9 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 33,334 6,926 1,525 1,238 2,225 | 5,593 1,491 497 742 362 | 576 176 57 40 75 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 7,526 2,093 6,090 1,259 739 | 1,329 816 557 987 386 | 139 49 48 31 28 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 51,832 2,645 4,225 1,931 560 1,546 | 9,022 975 1,270 320 134 799 | 673 78 84 51 14 57 |
| TOTAL | 336,635 | 92,841 | 4,772 |
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.
