Idaho hit with largest single-day coronavirus increase as cases eclipse 650
Confirmed positive cases of the coronavirus in Idaho spiked for the second time this week.
With two of the state’s seven health districts yet to update their websites Wednesday evening, Idaho has at least 141 new cases in the past 24 hours for a total of 665. The previous largest single-day increase was 112 on Monday.
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Health officials have reported nine deaths in the state connected to COVID-19 between Ada, Canyon, Blaine, Cassia and Nez Perce counties.
Ada and Blaine counties each surpassed 200 cases Wednesday. Blaine leads the state with 256 cases, up from 192 on Tuesday, according to the South Central Public Health District. Ada County has 226 cases, Boise-based Central District Health said.
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The Idaho Statesman is tabulating confirmed coronavirus cases from Idaho’s seven health districts as they’re reported. The health districts report cases on their own schedules — some issue press releases, some simply update totals on their websites. And the reports happen at various times throughout the day.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, meanwhile, updates its statewide numbers once a day at about 5 p.m. Its numbers only include the cases the health districts have reported directly to the department. In some cases, health districts have reported cases publicly but not to the department by the daily deadline.
We break out each day’s new cases by county and provide details on each case when available here.
Bingham, Gem, Jefferson and Teton counties each confirmed their first cases of community spread Wednesday. Nine Idaho counties have now reported cases of community spread: Ada, Bingham, Blaine, Canyon, Gem, Jefferson, Kootenai, Madison and Teton.
Latah and Gooding counties reported their first cases of coronavirus, according to Idaho North Central District Health and South Central Public Health.
Cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in 29 of Idaho’s 44 counties: Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bingham, Blaine, Bonner, Bonneville, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Custer, Elmore, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Owyhee, Payette, Teton, Twin Falls and Valley.
Health and Welfare reported 7,282 tests had been completed statewide at the end of the day Wednesday. About 9.1% have been positive for COVID-19.
This story was originally published April 1, 2020 at 6:17 PM.
