COVID-19 UPDATES: 516 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 516 new COVID-19 cases and 6 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 494,087.
There are a total of 381,063 confirmed cases and 113,024 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 109,822 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 443,966 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,524,737 total doses have been administered. 956,135 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 22 new confirmed and probable case of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 41,829. Out of those cases, 41,062 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 549 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 125 cases in the last seven days and 489 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, Bannock County and Kootenai County.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.6 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 54 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 111,813 cases.
The state said 39 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 18,091, and 2 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 3,043.
99,739 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
6 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 5,164.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 2 person died in the age group less than 18
- 24 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 64 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 192 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 412 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 937 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,418 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 2,115 people were 80+
94.72% of deaths with known race were White. 0.83% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.37% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.9% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.31% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.86% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 13 deaths is pending.
92.24% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 7.76% 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 | 125,192 6,927 2,386 813 | 26,842 1,444 560 435 | 1,072 71 16 11 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 6,019 17,929 4,243 768 3,952 2,320 3,016 126 | 816 9,131 2,554 436 1,376 1,392 1,591 43 | 32 304 67 15 55 60 66 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 34,631 2,850 13,388 6,490 669 2,333 1,627 115 | 11,577 1,443 1,947 2,425 222 543 725 36 | 292 9 55 65 9 30 28 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 14,475 6,337 595 838 1,385 737 611 344 | 8,541 4,343 1,001 758 1,097 319 285 163 | 262 167 33 20 30 17 11 11 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 38,494 8,008 1,715 1,804 2,512 | 6,707 1,773 566 854 480 | 633 192 67 42 79 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 8,366 2,438 6,750 1,429 848 | 1,523 911 682 1,085 418 | 156 57 53 36 30 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 55,655 2,834 4,709 2,065 615 1,644 | 11,608 1,140 1,582 433 152 900 | 708 82 89 53 15 58 |
| TOTAL | 381,063 | 113,024 | 5,164 |
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.
