COVID-19 UPDATES: 742 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 742 new COVID-19 cases and 8 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 487,329.
There are a total of 376,828 confirmed cases and 110,501 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 109,226 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 439,921 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,494,970 total doses have been administered. 952,830 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 17 new confirmed and probable case of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 41,247. Out of those cases, 40,475 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 543 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 263 cases in the last seven days and 486 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, Twin Falls County, Kootenai County and Elmore County.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.5 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 58 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 110,733 cases.
The state said 36 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 17,856, and 3 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 3,012.
96,220 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
8 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 5,100.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 2 person died in the age group less than 18
- 22 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 64 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 188 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 408 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 929 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,404 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 2,083 people were 80+
94.75% 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, 1.83% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.31% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.85% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 10 deaths is pending.
92.2% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 7.8% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 7 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 123,843 6,828 2,365 806 | 25,938 1,380 546 407 | 1,054 70 16 11 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 5,924 17,635 4,186 749 3,916 2,226 2,972 124 | 798 8,963 2,505 426 1,358 1,366 1,559 43 | 31 301 65 15 55 59 65 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 33,250 2,837 13,328 6,430 650 2,317 1,551 115 | 11,413 1,433 1,931 2,384 213 536 668 36 | 292 9 55 65 9 30 28 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 14,233 6,213 588 825 1,380 727 603 339 | 8,443 4,308 997 752 1,090 313 274 162 | 259 164 33 20 30 16 11 11 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 38,203 7,934 1,699 1,770 2,494 | 6,637 1,761 561 849 477 | 625 191 64 41 79 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 8,221 2,368 6,642 1,411 827 | 1,495 890 670 1,060 413 | 154 54 51 34 30 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 55,165 2,822 4,644 2,040 609 1,641 | 11,194 1,125 1,515 415 149 896 | 701 81 89 53 15 58 |
| TOTAL | 376,828 | 110,501 | 5,100 |
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.
