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
Jan. 5 - 5:39 p.m. Idaho added another 12 deaths and 983 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. An additional 555 probable cases the state’s largest total