COVID-19 UPDATES: 855 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 12 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 855 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths Wednesday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 440,783.
The state reports data for the most recent 2-week period are incomplete. Due to the recent surge in cases from Jan. 10 to Feb. 5, approximately 1,340 outstanding positive laboratory results are pending local public health district review and follow-up.
There are a total of 345,519 confirmed cases and 95,264 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 105,220 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 399,976 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,303,443 total doses have been administered. 927,611 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 6 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 37,837. Out of those cases, 37,272 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 502 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 5 new cases and three deaths Wednesday. There are 3 new cases in Bonneville, 1 in Madison and 1 in Teton. There are a total of 17 active cases and 465 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 114,944 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have been 9,792 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 Kootenai County, Twin Falls County, Bonner County, Ada County and Benewah County.
The state is reporting there are 158,847 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 84 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 102,102 cases.
The state said 47 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 16,339 and 11 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 2,812.
There are 15,379 asymptomatic reported cases and 16,637 cases among health care workers.
70,479 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
12 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 4,831.
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
- 57 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 178 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 396 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 874 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,341 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,962 people were 80+
94.66% of deaths with known race were White. 0.89% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.35% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.91% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.31% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.87% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 16 deaths is pending.
91.97% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 8.03% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 12 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 111,719 6,030 2,132 748 | 20,588 1,110 464 335 | 998 70 16 13 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 5,167 16,004 3,826 700 3,735 2,041 2,771 119 | 727 7,659 2,144 393 1,262 1,192 1,395 35 | 30 287 64 15 52 55 62 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 30,716 2,675 12,515 5,935 515 2,141 1,241 106 | 10,429 1,383 1,797 2,161 170 481 486 32 | 283 8 50 63 9 27 25 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 12,804 5,606 523 780 1,329 662 557 316 | 7,805 4,142 957 708 987 262 248 151 | 244 151 24 20 29 15 11 9 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 35,258 7,236 1,566 1,391 2,321 | 5,685 1,502 502 759 368 | 582 179 58 40 75 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 7,546 2,135 6,109 1,295 742 | 1,339 828 566 990 387 | 143 51 48 32 29 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 52,137 2,655 4,240 1,940 560 1,557 | 9,161 976 1,278 322 135 807 | 675 79 85 52 15 56 |
| TOTAL | 345,519 | 95,264 | 4,831 |
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.
