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COVID-19 UPDATES: 721 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths

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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 DistrictCountyCasesProbableDeaths
Central District HealthAda
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 DistrictBlaine
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 HealthBonneville
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 HealthBannock
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 DistrictKootenai
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 DistrictNez 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 HealthCanyon
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
TOTAL383,337114,3915,198

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.

You can view the state's data here.

You can view the latest Coronavirus Coverage here.

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