IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI / KIDK) – Idaho officials reported 253 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 6,370 as Idaho cities are forcing themselves to cover their faces. .
Idaho had 365 new confirmed infections Tuesday, and the 14-day trend for the percentage of people who tested positive for COVID-19 jumped from 3.4% to 11.4%, according to the COVID Monitoring Project. The positivity rate is a measure of how widespread the disease is in the community, and Idaho guidelines say that number must be below 5% to lift the restrictions.
There are 5,786 confirmed cases and 584 probable cases in 40 of Idaho’s 44 counties, according to numbers released by local health districts and the state. See the table below.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. You can read more about it here.
Eastern Idaho Public Health reports eight new cases. You can see more HERE.
The hot spots so far this week are Ada County, Canyon County, Kootenai County, Twin Falls County, and Cassia County.
The state reports that there are 4,393 recovered cases of COVID-19.
The average age of Idaho residents with COVID-19 is 38.6 years and ranges from 1 to 100 years. The data excludes six people of unknown age.
The age group with most cases is 18-29 with 2,194 cases.
No new deaths were reported, leaving the total registered deaths at 92.
State authorities say two people who died were between 50 and 59 years old, 10 people were between 60 and 69 years old, 19 were between 70 and 79 years old and 61 were 80 years old or older.
94.6% of deaths with a known race were white. 2.2% of deaths with known race were Asian / Pacific Islander. 1.1% of known race deaths were black or African American, 1.1% American Indian / Alaska Native, and 1.1% were “other races / multiple races.” The Zero Death Race category is pending.
93.5% of deaths with known race were non-Hispanic. 6.5% of deaths with known ethnicity were Hispanic. The ethnic group for zero deaths is pending.
The state said 340 hospitalizations have been reported, and 118 cases have been admitted to the ICU.
Starting this week, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will update COVID-19 data daily at coronavirus.idaho.gov, including Sundays and holidays.
COVID-19 in Idaho
| Public health district | County | Cases | Probable | Deceased |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District Health | Ada Elmore Valley Boise |
2146 59 14 4 4 |
142 two 0 0 0 0 |
2. 3 two 0 0 0 0 |
| South Central Public Health District | Blaine Twin falls Jerome Lincoln Cassia Okay Minidoka Beds |
523 519 208 32 215 55 163 one |
12 95 35 4 4 33 10 25 0 0 |
5 5 25 5 5 0 0 one one 0 0 0 0 |
| Eastern Idaho Public Health | Bonneville Teton Madison Jefferson Custer Fremont Lemhi |
83 19 26 13 5 5 6 6 two |
37 two eleven 5 5 0 0 one 0 0 |
one 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Southeast Idaho Public Health | Bannock Bingham Caribou Power Franklin Bear lake Oneida |
94 49 14 sixteen 24 two 3 |
14 two one two two 0 0 0 0 |
one 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Panhandle Health District | Kootenai Bonner Benewah |
285 32 twenty-one |
one one one |
one 0 0 0 0 |
| Public Health – Northern Central District of Idaho | Nez Perce Idaho Latah Clear water |
85 5 5 19 one |
12 0 0 5 5 0 0 |
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Southwest Health District | Canyon Jewel Payette Owyhee Adams Washington |
819 22 90 29 10 97 |
81 5 5 twenty-one 12 one 10 |
6 6 0 0 two 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| TOTAL | 5,786 | 584 | 92 |
Listed below are the details released by the Idaho Division of Public Health. These numbers are updated daily after 5 p.m. M., Except on Sundays, according to records of the surveillance system provided by the health districts. Local public health districts may be announcing COVID-19 cases that are not reflected in the state numbers. These numbers are preliminary and are subject to change.
You can see the state data here.
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