COVID-19 UPDATES: 593 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 593 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 495,500.
There are a total of 381,929 confirmed cases and 113,571 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 110,018 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 445,762 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,541,699 total doses have been administered. 957,201 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 26 new confirmed and probable case of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 41,987. Out of those cases, 41,218 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 119 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, Gem County, Kootenai County and Bannock 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 112,000 cases.
The state said 30 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 18,166, and 4 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 3,057.
100,380 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
5 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 5,171.
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
- 938 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,420 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 2,119 people were 80+
94.73% 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.
92.25% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 7.75% 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 | 125,401 6,943 2,400 816 | 27,002 1,458 579 441 | 1,075 71 16 11 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 6,041 17,992 4,250 770 3,965 2,323 3,028 126 | 820 9,166 2,559 437 1,381 1,393 1,596 43 | 32 304 67 15 55 60 66 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 34,694 2,854 13,405 6,509 673 2,333 1,652 115 | 11,599 1,445 1,956 2,433 222 543 736 36 | 292 9 55 66 9 30 28 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 14,548 6,357 596 842 1,389 737 611 344 | 8,574 4,345 1,002 768 1,097 325 289 163 | 262 167 33 20 30 17 11 11 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 38,562 8,028 1,722 1,808 2,517 | 6,737 1,779 566 855 483 | 633 193 67 42 79 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 8,399 2,464 6,768 1,432 855 | 1,532 931 687 1,086 418 | 156 57 53 36 30 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 55,736 2,863 4,718 2,067 616 1,646 | 11,676 1,175 1,590 436 152 904 | 709 82 89 53 16 58 |
| TOTAL | 381,929 | 113,571 | 5,171 |
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.
