Idahoâs COVID-19 case counts, hospitalizations keep improving, but 9 deaths are added
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Coronavirus Disease 2019
and last updated 2021-02-13 00:26:16-05
Idahoâs health districts and the Department of Health and Welfare reported just 233 new confirmed coronavirus cases Friday, continuing a weeks-long decline. With 111 new probable cases, the combined total came in at 344.
Hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 are markedly lower than numbers from the past few months, January included, when Idahoâs recovery took hold. Approximately 180 people were hospitalized across the state with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 on Wednesday, the most recent day that data was available from the Department of Health and Welfare. About 45 of those patients were in ICU units the same day, according to the state health departmentâs website.
Idaho adds 10 new COVID-19-related deaths, just over 500 combined cases on Sunday-Monday Ruth Brown, The Idaho Statesman
Feb. 2 Idaho reported 417 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Sunday and Monday, and 102 probable cases, for a two-day total of 519, as Ada and Kootenai counties continued to produce the most new positives.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare no longer updates its coronavirus website, coronavirus.idaho.gov, on Sundays, so Monday s report will cover both days.
Ada County confirmed 104 new cases on Monday, bringing the countywide total to 38,043 infections, according to Health and Welfare. Ada also reported four new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the county s toll to a state-leading 413 people.
Idaho adds fewer than 300 COVID-19 cases Saturday as weekly average falls below 500
Idaho Statesman
and last updated 2021-01-31 18:22:29-05
Idahoâs COVID-19 case counts continued to fall Saturday, bringing the stateâs seven-day moving average of confirmed and probable cases even lower than in recent days and prompting state health officials to suspend data reporting on Sundays.
Statewide, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and local health districts reported 229 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Saturday, along with 67 probable cases, for a total of 296 cases Saturday.
In recent weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases has dropped since reaching a peak of more than 1,500 per day in mid-December. By Saturday, the stateâs seven-day moving average of confirmed and probable cases was 479.6 cases per day â the lowest since Oct. 3.
Idahoâs COVID-19 positivity rate drops for third straight week, 7-day average also dips
Scripps
and last updated 2021-01-28 22:20:20-05
Idahoâs COVID-19 test positivity rate has decreased for the third week in a row.
On Thursday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported a rate of 8.3% on 29,286 tests for the week of Jan. 17-23. It is the lowest statewide positivity rate since mid-September, but still above the 5% threshold that experts say shows control over the spread of the virus.
Idaho hasnât reached a positivity rate below 5% since last June.
Five of the stateâs seven public health districts saw a drop in positivity from the previous week. Boise-based Central District Health had the lowest rate, at 6.3%. Southeastern Idaho Public Health was the only district to experience an increase, going from 6.2% to 7.2%. Eastern Idaho Public Healthâs rate remained at 10.1%. Panhandle Health District had the highest rate, at 11.9%.
Idaho adds over 570 new coronavirus cases and 16 deaths, reports fewer hospitalizations Ruth Brown and Jacob Scholl, The Idaho Statesman
Jan. 26 Idaho reported 463 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Monday, with 113 new probable cases, and added 16 new deaths and three counties continued to represent the bulk of the additions.
COVID-19 hospitalizations have continued to dip in the state, and on Friday there were 213 coronavirus patients hospitalized, the lowest number since October, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
Ada County reported 103 new confirmed cases Monday, bringing the countywide total to 37,326, according to Health and Welfare. The county also reported four new deaths from COVID-19-related causes.