COVID-19 UPDATES: 24 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 24 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths Wednesday.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 444,523.
There are a total of 348,331 confirmed cases and 96,192 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 104,320 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 406,195 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,325,930 total doses have been administered. 932,142 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 7 new confirmed and probable case of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 37,880. Out of those cases, 37,354 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 508 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 has not yet released an update Wednesday. There are a total of 7 active cases and 470 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH said 115,543 people in the health district are fully vaccinated. There have been 9,823 breakthrough cases, and those cases averaged 222 days from completing the vaccine.
EIPH covers Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The hotspots so far this week are Ada County, Canyon County, Washington County, Kootenai County and Twin Falls County.
The state is reporting there are 165,072 estimated recovered COVID-19 cases.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 38.9 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 81 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 102,860 cases.
The state said 22 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 16,814, and 4 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 2,904.
There are 15,940 asymptomatic reported cases and 17,343 cases among health care workers.
73,909 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
5 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 4,892.
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
- 60 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 181 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 398 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 891 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,352 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 1,987 people were 80+
94.65% of deaths with known race were White. 0.88% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.37% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.89% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.33% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.89% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 14 deaths is pending.
92.01% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 7.99% 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 | 112,771 6,062 2,137 745 | 20,956 1,125 466 346 | 1,013 70 16 13 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 5,235 16,119 3,840 707 3,744 2,049 2,796 121 | 732 7,894 2,222 397 1,280 1,230 1,430 37 | 30 292 65 15 52 55 62 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 30,705 2,687 12,512 5,936 514 2,145 1,240 107 | 10,417 1,389 1,793 2,158 170 483 488 33 | 284 9 50 65 9 28 25 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 12,820 5,614 528 781 1,329 661 558 316 | 7,812 4,147 957 709 987 262 248 151 | 247 154 25 20 29 15 11 9 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 36,170 7,353 1,581 1,634 2,362 | 5,720 1,506 506 760 370 | 588 182 59 41 76 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 7,553 2,139 6,126 1,307 742 | 1,339 828 569 995 389 | 147 51 48 33 29 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 52,189 2,655 4,248 1,941 564 1,560 | 9,206 982 1,278 322 135 819 | 682 79 86 53 15 57 |
| TOTAL | 348,331 | 96,192 | 4,892 |
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.
