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Dec. 17 - 5:45 p.m.
Idaho counted another 28 deaths due to COVID-19 Thursday; case rates have begun to drop slightly.
Ada County recorded 11 deaths; seven people died in Canyon County; Gooding County reported two deaths; and one person died in each of Bannock, Bingham, Bonneville, Boundary, Gem, Minidoka, Twin Falls and Valley counties.
The state added 1,145 confirmed cases Thursday and another 281 probable cases, for a total of 1,426. Idaho has recorded 105,898 confirmed coronavirus cases during the pandemic.
Hospitalizations are still near all-time capacity limits. As of Dec. 14, the latest data available, 470 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 109 of them in the ICU.
Health experts answer Idahoans latest questions about COVID-19 vaccines
During the News at 4 on Wednesday, KTVB interviewed Dr. Patrice Burgess, a Saint Alphonsus doctor and the chair of Idaho s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force. Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 6:20 PM MST December 16, 2020
BOISE, Idaho Health experts across Idaho are beginning to speak out about the COVID-19 vaccine and answering the many questions Idahoans have about it.
On Wednesday morning, Sara Leeds, the immunization program manager for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, fielded questions in a live Q&A on Facebook. We are still recommending folks who have both doses continue to wear the mask until we know whether you can still transmit it, even though you are immune so masks are going to be part of our world for at least the near future, she said.
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Dec. 16 - 5:11 p.m.
According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s new vaccine tracker, 119 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been administered by Wednesday morning.
Still, COVID-19 deaths continue to climb. Seventeen more deaths were recorded on Wednesday, and 1,231 Idahoans have died due to COVID-19 since March.
State health officials added 1,013 confirmed cases and 420 more probable cases on Wednesday for a total of 1,433 daily cases. There have now been 104,753 confirmed and 20,699 probable cases over the course of the pandemic.
Hospitalizations Remain High As Idaho Rolls Out New Vaccination Counter
Dec. 15 - 5:37 p.m.
Idaho added another 20 deaths to its COVID-19 toll Tuesday as confirmed and probable case counts hover near 2,000.
Idaho s first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine delivered to health district, hospitals
The healthcare workers combatting the virus hands-on in emergency rooms and in intensive care units will be the first group to receive the vaccine. Author: Chase Biefeldt (KTVB) Updated: 9:58 AM MST December 15, 2020
BOISE, Idaho Idaho received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and Bio-n-Tech after the Federal Drug Administration recently authorized emergency use of the vaccine.
The state should have 13,650 doses of the vaccine by the end of the week, according to the Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare. The vaccine was sent from distributors to the Eastern Idaho Public Health District (EIPH) and St. Luke s.