Idahoâs COVID-19 case numbers keep going down, but greater Boise area has hot spots
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and last updated 2021-04-27 22:43:18-04
Three of the four counties under Central District Healthâs jurisdiction are currently competing for Idahoâs highest seven-day moving average incidence rate for COVID-19 cases reported per 100,000 residents.
Elmore County, which includes the city of Mountain Home, owns the highest rate statewide, at 21.8, while Boise County ranks second (16.4) and Ada County third (14.8). Elmore County had a test positivity rate of 9.6% for the week of April 11-17, which was well above the statewide positivity rate of 4.7% for the same week.
Elmore County sees Idaho s first confirmed case of COVID-19 Brazil variant
The woman, who is under the age of 40, was not hospitalized, and she did not report having recently traveled. Author: Idaho Press staff Updated: 3:39 PM MDT April 29, 2021
BOISE, Idaho An Elmore County woman under the age of 40 was confirmed to be infected with the P. 1 strain of COVID-19, known as the Brazil variant, Central District Health announced Thursday.
Though the variant was detected in Boise-area wastewater samples submitted in March, this is the first laboratory-confirmed case of the Brazil variant in Idaho, the district said.
The woman, who is under the age of 40, was not hospitalized, and she did not report having recently traveled.
BOISE â Saint Alphonsus Health System is proud to receive a Federal Emergency Management Agency vaccination trailer, or Mobile Vaccine Unit, to serve rural communities in Southwestern Idaho. Saint Alphonsus is the only health system and vaccine provider in Idaho selected by FEMA to operate the unit, based on the systemâs demonstrated ability to scale up mobile vaccine operations.Â
Saint Alphonsus has been providing improved vaccine access to underserved and rural areas in the Treasure Valley and Eastern Oregon since early March. The health system will focus its initial outreach clinics with the MVU in Public Health Districts 3 and 4, Southwest District Health and Central District Health Departments.Â
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Updated: 2:50 PM MDT April 22, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Saint Alphonsus will soon be heading into more rural Idaho communities to provide people with the COVID-19 vaccine.
The health system announced it s receiving a FEMA vaccination trailer, or Mobile Vaccine Unit (MVU), to serve several rural communities in southwestern Idaho.
Saint Alphonsus is the only health system and vaccine provider in Idaho selected by FEMA to operate the MVU. This FEMA trailer will help us to expand our successful mobile vaccination program orchestrated by our Community Health & Well-Being team including our Faith Community Nurses and other clinical volunteers. Saint Alphonsus is committed to addressing health inequities around vaccine access to vulnerable populations and rural communities, said Odette Bolano, President and CEO of Saint Alphonsus Health System.