Following a political back-and-forth prior to the Memorial Day weekend, nearly 100 Treasure Valley parents and students met in front of the Capitol Building on Tuesday morning to protest mask mandates in the state. On Thursday, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin signed an executive order prohibiting mask mandates in Idaho, including schools. McGeachin was acting as […]
Idaho reports only 190 new COVID-19 cases, continuing downward trend. 3 deaths added Ian Max Stevenson, The Idaho Statesman
Apr. 24 The downward trend in Idaho s COVID-19 caseload continued on Friday, with the state recording 190 new cases, the lowest daily addition since March 6, according to updated data from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
The state s seven-day moving average of new cases fell to 202. A month ago, that average was 302.
The bulk of new cases Friday were added in Ada (61 new, 51,078 total), Canyon (19 new, 26,240 total), Elmore (17 new, 1,952 total) and Kootenai (19 new, 17,603 total) counties. Still, in Ada County, the seven-day moving average fell to 70.6, down from 105.4 on April 12.
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Idaho s COVID-19 7-day moving average at lowest point in 10 months; over 400K vaccinated Nicole Blanchard, The Idaho Statesman
Apr. 20 Idaho s seven-day moving average for new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest it s been since late June on Monday, and more than 400,000 Idahoans have been fully vaccinated against the disease.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 458 new cases Monday about 152 cases per day for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. (The state no longer provides updates on weekends.) That brought the state s seven-day moving average of probable and confirmed cases down to 219.4, meaning on average over the past week, there were 219 new cases statewide each day. That s the lowest such average since June 29, when it was 214.
Idaho sees COVID-19 cases increase Wednesday, with hospitalizations up as well
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After a technological error delayed the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare from posting its daily COVID-19 statistics until around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, the state reported a surge of cases, adding 437.
The bulk of new cases were added in Ada (140 new, 50,436 total), Canyon (45 new, 26,015 total), and Kootenai (54 new, 17,430 total) counties.
The state also added six deaths, and recorded one of the largest spikes in hospitalizations to date, with 172 new hospitalizations reported (7,929 total). There were 38 new ICU hospitalizations (1,362 total).