New coronavirus-related death reported in Ada County as statewide cases near 1,600
One new death related to the coronavirus was reported in Ada County on Saturday, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
The IDHW did not specify if that death was from a confirmed case of COVID-19 or a probable case. Boise-based Central District Health has not yet updated its website with case-specific information on the latest fatality in Ada County.
The statewide death toll from coronavirus stands at 44.
There were 11 new confirmed coronavirus cases added Saturday for a statewide total of 1,577. The new cases were announced in Ada (3 new, 570 total), Elmore (1 new, 20 total), Gooding (1 new, 7 total), Lincoln (1 new, 17 total) and Twin Falls (5 new, 103 total) counties.
There also are 91 “probable cases” of coronavirus and 520 “presumed recovered” patients throughout the state, according to IDHW.
Idaho has community transmission in 14 counties: Ada, Bingham, Blaine, Bonneville, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Madison, Payette, Teton and Twin Falls.
Cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in 32 of Idaho’s 44 counties: Ada 570, Adams 1, Bannock 5, Bingham 3, Blaine 469, Bonner 4, Bonneville 16, Camas 1, Canyon 181, Caribou 1, Cassia 10, Custer 2, Elmore 21, Fremont 2, Gem 9, Gooding 7, Idaho 3, Jefferson 4, Jerome 36, Kootenai 50, Latah 3, Lincoln 17, Madison 5, Minidoka 7, Nez Perce 22, Owyhee 4, Payette 9, Power 2, Teton 7, Twin Falls 103, Valley 2 and Washington 1.
Health and Welfare reported 16,869 tests had been completed statewide at the end of the day Saturday. About 9.3% have been positive for COVID-19. There have been 151 hospitalizations, 53 admissions to the ICU and 200 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.
