Idaho s death count is higher than average by more than 1,000, with weeks to go in 2020 Audrey Dutton, The Idaho Statesman
By Halloween, Idaho had lost 1,127 more lives than average, according to data from the Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics.
More than half of the additional deaths through Oct. 31 were directly caused by COVID-19, the data show.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare on Thursday announced that COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the state for the year overtaking all other causes of death for the year but cancer and heart disease. During November, it was the top cause of death.