Idaho’s coronavirus death toll reaches 24 as total confirmed cases crest 1,350
Editor’s note: The case numbers for Ada County were updated after Central District Health corrected an error in its data.
For the second straight day, five new deaths due to the coronavirus were confirmed Thursday in Idaho, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
Nez Perce County reported three additional deaths for a total of five, while Jerome and Canyon counties each announced one new death.
Idaho’s statewide total stands at 24 deaths based on information gathered by the Idaho Statesman from the individual health districts. Deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Ada, Blaine, Canyon, Cassia, Jerome, Nez Perce and Twin Falls counties.
All five Nez Perce deaths were individuals over the age of 50. Four were male and one female, according to Idaho North Central District. Case-specific information for the deaths in Canyon and Jerome counties were not provided by Southwest District Health or South Central Public Health District, respectively.
With all seven of the state’s health districts providing at least one update Thursday, there were 94 new coronavirus cases for a statewide total of 1,354. It is the largest single-day increase since Saturday.
Ada County, which leads the state in coronavirus cases and deaths, reported an additional 25 cases Thursday for a total of 495, according to Boise-based Central District Health. CDH initially put out a much lower number on its website but sent an email to the media saying a “data snafu” had occurred.
Blaine County grew from 428 cases to 446 cases, Twin Falls from 55 to 70 and Canyon from 121 to 139. Other counties with additional cases were Bonneville (3 new, 11 total), Cassia (1 new, 6 total), Gooding (1 new, 5 total), Jerome (5 new, 24 total), Lincoln (2 new, 14 total), Minidoka (1 new, 4 total), Nez Perce (1 new, 19 total), Owyhee (2 new, 4 total) and Payette (2 new, 8 total).
Districts 1 (Panhandle Health District) and 6 (Southeastern Idaho Public Health) did not report any new cases Thursday.
Cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in 32 of Idaho’s 44 counties: Ada 495, Adams 1, Bannock 5, Bingham 2, Blaine 446, Bonner 3, Bonneville 11, Camas 1, Canyon 139, Caribou 1, Cassia 6, Custer 2, Elmore 16, Fremont 2, Gem 8, Gooding 5, Idaho 3, Jefferson 4, Jerome 24, Kootenai 42, Latah 3, Lincoln 14, Madison 5, Minidoka 4, Nez Perce 19, Owyhee 4, Payette 8, Power 2, Teton 6, Twin Falls 70, Valley 2 and Washington 1.
Idaho has confirmed community spread in 13 counties: Ada, Bingham, Blaine, Bonneville, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Jefferson, Kootenai, Madison, Payette, Teton and Twin Falls.
Health and Welfare reported 13,094 tests had been completed statewide at the end of the day Thursday. About 10.3% have been positive for COVID-19. There have been 127 hospitalizations, 33 admissions to the ICU and 143 health care workers who have been infected, according to IDHW. The hospital and health care numbers are based on cases with completed investigations into contacts, not the full number of positives.
BEHIND THE STORY
MOREWhy our case numbers might differ from the state's
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.
This story was originally published April 9, 2020 at 4:49 PM.
