COVID-19 UPDATES: 721 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 721 new COVID-19 cases and 11 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 497,728.
There are a total of 383,337 confirmed cases and 114,391 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 110,642 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 450,071 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,580,618 total doses have been administered. 959,519 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 41 new confirmed and probable case of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 42,262. Out of those cases, 41,522 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 556 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 491 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, Bannock County, Kootenai County and Twin Falls County.
The average age of Idahoans with COVID-19 is 39.7 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 112,270 cases.
The state said 29 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 18,332, and 8 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 3,084.
101,182 vaccine breakthrough cases have been reported.
11 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 5,198.
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
- 193 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 413 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 945 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,425 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 2,132 people were 80+
94.73% of deaths with known race were White. 0.83% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.39% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.89% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.31% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.85% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 14 deaths is pending.
92.27% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 7.73% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 11 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 125,747 6,966 2,410 817 | 27,232 1,493 588 442 | 1,085 71 17 11 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 6,085 18,091 4,265 775 3,978 2,336 3,039 127 | 827 9,211 2,575 440 1,390 1,398 1,598 43 | 32 306 67 15 55 60 66 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 34,868 2,860 13,439 6,547 680 2,335 1,673 115 | 11,672 1,448 1,963 2,457 226 544 746 36 | 293 9 55 66 9 30 28 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 14,655 6,398 602 847 1,391 741 612 347 | 8,598 4,347 1,005 775 1,098 325 295 166 | 266 168 34 20 30 17 11 12 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 38,714 8,091 1,728 1,813 2,522 | 6,791 1,813 573 856 485 | 633 193 67 42 79 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 8,452 2,483 6,805 1,438 868 | 1,557 932 697 1,089 419 | 156 57 53 36 30 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 55,879 2,871 4,730 2,071 617 1,647 | 11,757 1,185 1,603 438 152 906 | 712 83 90 53 16 59 |
| TOTAL | 383,337 | 114,391 | 5,198 |
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.
