Twin Falls area’s coronavirus cases continue to grow; quiet day in Treasure Valley
Idaho’s South Central Public Health District reported 13 of the state’s 15 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday.
After reporting 11 new cases on Monday, Twin Falls County showed the steepest increase on Tuesday with eight.
No new deaths were reported Tuesday, leaving the statewide death toll at 66.
New confirmed cases were added Tuesday in Blaine (1 new, 489 total), Jerome (4 new, 51 total), Twin Falls (8 new, 183 total) and Madison (2 new, 9 total) counties. The Canyon County total was reduced by two cases. The statewide number of confirmed cases stands at 1,964.
Boise-based Central District Health didn’t report any new cases in Ada County.
There are 170 “probable cases” throughout the state, an increase of eight from Monday. Health and Welfare reports that 1,379 cases are “presumed recovered.”
Twin Falls County now has 218 total coronavirus cases, including probables, and 88 are still being monitored.
DAILY DETAILS
Hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 203 hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, 84 admissions to the ICU and 267 health care workers who have been infected. The hospital and health care numbers are based on cases with completed investigations into contacts, not the full number of positives.
Testing totals: At the end of the day Tuesday, Health and Welfare reported that 30,375 tests had been completed statewide. About 6.5% have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 671, Adams 3, Bannock 7, Bingham 4, Blaine 489, Bonner 4, Bonneville 17, Camas 1, Canyon 246, Caribou 1, Cassia 13, Custer 2, Elmore 29, Fremont 2, Gem 11, Gooding 11, Idaho 3, Jefferson 4, Jerome 51, Kootenai 62, Latah 5, Lemhi 1, Lincoln 26, Madison 9, Minidoka 8, Nez Perce 65, Owyhee 8, Payette 14, Power 2, Teton 9, Twin Falls 183, Valley 2 and Washington 1.
Counties with community spread: Ada, Bannock, Bingham, Blaine, Bonneville, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Lemhi, Owyhee, Madison, Payette, Teton and Twin Falls.
This story was originally published May 5, 2020 at 6:25 PM.
