Ada County reports two new coronavirus-related deaths, Elmore its first; cases top 1,600
Ada County now accounts for a quarter of Idaho’s coronavirus-related deaths.
Boise-based Central District Health on Monday reported two additional deaths in Ada County related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. That marks 12 deaths in Ada County and 48 in the state.
Ada County also reported 17 new confirmed cases of the virus, bringing the total number to 587 people who have been infected in the county.
Elmore County reported its first coronavirus-related death earlier Monday. The woman in her 60s had severe illnesses already when she tested positive for COVID-19, according to the CDH press release.
Canyon County reported 18 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the county’s total number to 199 people who’ve tested positive, according to Southwest District Health.
Twin Falls County reached 110 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (five new) and Blaine County reached 471 confirmed cases (one new), according to South Central Public Health District.
Of Blaine County’s cases, 433 people are no longer being monitored. Of Twin Falls County’s cases, 75 people are no longer being monitored.
Payette County reported one new case, bringing its count up to 10 people with the virus. Adams County now reports three confirmed cases, an increase of two.
Nez Perce County’s confirmed cases increased to 32 on Monday, up from the 22 it reported Friday.
Latah County saw one new case, bringing the county total to four infected people.
Statewide, 1,638 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed. The 57 new cases reported Monday was the most in a day statewide since April 9.
Of the confirmed coronavirus cases, the state website reports that 209 cases are health care workers, 660 people have recovered, 157 people are hospitalized, and 58 people have been admitted to the intensive care unit.
Idaho has community transmission in 14 counties: Ada, Bingham, Blaine, Bonneville, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Madison, Payette, Teton and Twin Falls.
This story was originally published April 20, 2020 at 5:13 PM.
