COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,270 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 1,270 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths in the last week. State-level case and hospital data are now being updated on the state dashboard on Wednesday excluding holidays.
That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 521,120.
There are a total of 397,002 confirmed cases and 124,118 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 116,087 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 475,588 people have received an additional or booster dose. 2,771,799 total doses have been administered. 976,222 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 18 new confirmed and probable case of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 44,150. Out of those cases, 43,400 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 576 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 111 cases in the last seven days and 508 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 40.1 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years of age. The data excludes 56 persons with unknown age.
The age group with the most cases is 18-29 with 115,661 cases.
The state said 55 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 19,431, and 8 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 3,227.
43,354 cases received any booster dose, and 2,084 cases received the bivalent (updated) booster dose.
17 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 5,416.
State officials say deaths by age group breaks down as follows:
- 5 person died in the age group less than 18
- 24 people died between the ages of 18 and 29
- 66 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 199 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 428 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 969 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,483 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 2,242 people were 80+
94.85% 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, 1.83% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.31% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.8% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 16 deaths is pending.
92.47% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 7.53% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnicity for 13 deaths is pending.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public Health District | County | Cases | Probable | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise | 129,648 7,362 2,496 826 | 30,725 1,734 650 471 | 1,139 74 18 11 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 6,441 18,908 4,455 831 4,134 2,482 3,151 133 | 869 9,825 2,663 469 1,476 1,450 1,670 49 | 33 315 68 15 58 61 71 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 35,578 2,937 13,794 6,847 707 2,415 1,790 118 | 12,426 1,494 2,109 2,616 227 573 799 37 | 305 9 58 69 9 30 28 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 15,400 6,777 640 886 1,438 798 651 360 | 8,924 4,440 1,027 808 1,138 364 309 180 | 273 175 35 20 31 19 12 12 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 40,007 8,323 1,788 1,858 2,600 | 7,255 1,955 628 912 519 | 669 201 69 45 80 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 8,870 2,631 6,975 1,543 968 | 1,748 970 750 1,150 438 | 161 59 57 40 32 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 57,363 2,984 4,946 2,132 649 1,671 | 13,333 1,279 1,847 481 170 974 | 738 86 92 56 16 61 |
| TOTAL | 397,002 | 124,118 | 5,416 |
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.
