COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,529 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 1,529 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths Wednesday. State-level case and hospital data are now being updated on the state dashboard on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, excluding holidays.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 474,150.
There are a total of 368,527 confirmed cases and 105,623 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 106,174 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 433,351 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,467,030 total doses have been administered. 949,513 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 45 new confirmed and probable case of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 40,124. Out of those cases, 39,125 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 57 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 updates its dashboard weekly each Monday. There are a total of 371 cases in the last seven days and 481 total deaths. You can view more HERE.
EIPH covers Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The hotspots so far this week are Ada County, Canyon County, Bonneville County, Kootenai County and Bannock County.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.3 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 55 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 108,357 cases.
The state said 31 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 17,607, and 2 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 2,987.
89,190 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
5 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 5,010.
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
- 64 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 186 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 403 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 916 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,380 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 2,038 people were 80+
94.72% of deaths with known race were White. 0.88% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.36% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.86% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.32% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.86% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 14 deaths is pending.
92.12% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 7.88% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 10 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 121,211 6,597 2,311 792 | 24,328 1,305 530 395 | 1,038 70 16 11 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 5,783 17,117 4,037 735 3,825 2,161 2,887 123 | 775 8,566 2,356 413 1,315 1,312 1,495 42 | 29 297 64 15 53 56 65 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 32,303 2,813 13,152 6,271 628 2,271 1,414 113 | 11,031 1,424 1,904 2,305 208 519 598 36 | 289 9 54 65 9 28 26 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 13,775 6,015 560 803 1,365 709 588 332 | 8,236 4,266 973 734 1,045 296 266 161 | 253 161 27 20 29 16 11 11 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 37,632 7,707 1,660 1,726 2,449 | 6,376 1,711 552 831 463 | 611 190 63 41 77 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 7,999 2,317 6,540 1,374 802 | 1,439 874 638 1,039 403 | 150 52 51 34 30 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 54,032 2,777 4,462 1,992 598 1,616 | 10,392 1,094 1,436 382 148 871 | 691 80 87 53 15 57 |
| TOTAL | 368,527 | 105,623 | 5,010 |
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.
