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January 16, 8 p.m.
State health officials confirmed 523 new COVID-19 infections Saturday, and added another 282 probable cases for a single-day total of 806 statewide. In Ada County, 317 new cases were identified - 39% of the day s total.
Two new fatalities were reported; one each in Canyon and Twin Falls counties. The cumulative statewide death toll stands at 1,605 people since March.
Data show the number of people requiring hospital care has leveled off, down about 22% from the peak of COVID hospitalizations in early December. As of January 13, 90 COVID-19 patients were receiving ICU care, a number which has steadily risen more than 25% since January 2.
January 13 - 6:10 p.m. The number of Idahoans who have received both vaccine shots against COVID-19 stands at 7,280 with another 28,016 residents having
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Jan. 12 - 5:36 p.m.
Idaho racked up another 12 deaths and 731 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Tuesday.
State health officials recorded another 303 probable cases for a total of 1,034 new cases. Since mid-March, 1,556 people have died and Idaho has recorded 124,248 confirmed cases and an additional 27,025 probable cases.
Ada County tallied 9 new deaths Tuesday, with one each in Canyon, Gooding and Twin Falls counties.
Idaho’s raw case numbers have been trending downward since a record high of 2,298 total cases on Dec. 9, but the most recent testing data show the state’s positivity rate was 16.2% through the week of Jan. 2.
Health officials have long advocated for a positivity rate under 5% to consider reopening state and local governments.
January 9, 7:20 p.m. State health officials identified 977 new COVID-19 cases in Idaho Saturday, 782 of which were confirmed by lab testing. The cumulative
Jan. 7 - 5:20 p.m. Idaho added 29 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday It’s the highest daily death count in 2021 thus far. Canyon and Kootenai counties each had