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BINGHAM COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI / KIDK) – Southeast Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has confirmed two more deaths linked to COVID-19 in southeast Idaho.
One individual was a man in the 1980s without underlying health conditions, and the other individual was a woman in her 60s with underlying health conditions.
Both individuals were from Bingham County.
This brings the total to six deaths due to COVID-19 in southeast Idaho.
Out of respect for the families of these individuals, no additional details will be released.
SIPH urges all residents to take precautions to slow down the spread of COVID-19. This includes always practicing social distance, wearing cloth faces in public places, practicing good hand hygiene, and isolating as soon as you show symptoms of COVID-19.
Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:
• Fever or fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Wurgens
• Muscle as body
• headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion as a runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea
SIPH has a community field call center and is open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can reach the hotline at (208) 234-5875.
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