COVID-19 UPDATES: 355 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 355 new COVID-19 cases and 6 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 525,825.
There are a total of 399,585 confirmed cases and 126,240 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 116,802 people have received one dose of a two dose series, and 243,740 people have received a bivalent booster dose. 2,784,528 total doses have been administered. 978,546 people are fully vaccinated.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 38 active cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 44,540. Out of those cases, 43,916 have recovered from COVID-19. There are 586 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 17 cases in the last seven days and 515 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 40.2 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 116,324 cases.
The state said 33 new hospitalizations have been reported bringing the total number to 19,683, and 3 new cases have been admitted to the ICU bringing the total to 3,260.
44,847 cases received any booster dose, and 2,888 cases received the bivalent (updated) booster dose.
6 new deaths were reported bringing the total recorded deaths to 5,482.
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
- 67 people died between the ages of 30 and 39
- 199 people died between the ages of 40 to 49
- 430 people who died were between the ages of 50 to 59
- 977 people were between the ages of 60 and 69
- 1,506 people were between the ages of 70 and 79
- 2,274 people were 80+
94.91% of deaths with known race were White. 0.82% of deaths with known race were Asian. 0.37% of deaths with known race were Black or African American, 1.81% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.31% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and 1.77% were "Other race/multiple races." The race category for 16 deaths is pending.
92.54% of deaths with known race were Non-Hispanic. 7.46% 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 | 130,292 7,454 2,499 830 | 31,593 1,790 656 477 | 1,150 75 20 11 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin Falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Gooding Minidoka Camas | 6,495 19,028 4,487 837 4,163 2,495 3,178 133 | 879 10,061 2,692 472 1,484 1,459 1,684 49 | 34 319 68 15 61 61 71 2 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi Clark | 35,935 2,946 13,841 6,893 709 2,436 1,820 118 | 12,542 1,497 2,130 2,629 227 588 809 37 | 308 9 59 71 9 30 28 0 |
| Southeastern Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear Lake Oneida Butte | 15,586 6,873 644 897 1,440 806 663 360 | 8,967 4,454 1,028 815 1,139 379 309 180 | 281 177 35 20 31 19 13 12 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Boundary Benewah Shoshone | 40,302 8,378 1,799 1,942 2,630 | 7,319 1,980 641 917 540 | 680 204 70 46 80 |
| Public Health - Idaho North Central District | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clearwater Lewis | 8,936 2,654 7,014 1,557 982 | 1,783 972 763 1,161 438 | 163 59 59 40 32 |
| Southwest District Health | Canyon Gem Payette Owyhee Adams Washington | 57,613 2,996 4,972 2,144 654 1,676 | 13,670 1,311 1,884 490 174 984 | 738 87 94 56 17 62 |
| TOTAL | 399,585 | 126,240 | 5,482 |
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.
