Idaho coronavirus cases dip with fewer cases in the state’s latest hot spots
After a deadly few days in Idaho, no new deaths related to the coronavirus were reported Wednesday, and 15 new cases were confirmed across the state.
It’s the second time in 11 days that 15 or fewer cases have been reported. Idaho’s total number of confirmed cases stands at 2,281.
Twin Falls County had reported three deaths this week and six deaths in six days. The state’s death toll stands at 77, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
According to the South Central Public Health District, it reported seven of the state’s 15 new confirmed cases — but Twin Falls, where cases have been rising quickly, only added two. The counties that reported new cases on Wednesday were Ada (5 new, 738 total), Minidoka (4 new, 19 total), Nez Perce (2 new, 72 total), Twin Falls ( 2 new, 278 total), Cassia (1 new, 19 total) and Washington (1 new, 31 total).
Washington, like Twin Falls, had been experiencing rapid case growth.
There are 228 “probable cases” throughout the state, an increase of five from Tuesday. Health and Welfare reports that 1,688 cases are “presumed recovered.”
DAILY DETAILS
Hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 221 hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, 91 admissions to the ICU and 297 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 38,660 tests had been completed statewide. About 5.9% have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 738, Adams 3, Bannock 12, Bingham 6, Blaine 498, Bonner 4, Bonneville 18, Camas 1, Canyon 260, Caribou 1, Cassia 19, Custer 2, Elmore 30, Fremont 2, Gem 12, Gooding 24, Idaho 3, Jefferson 5, Jerome 91, Kootenai 66, Latah 5, Lemhi 1, Lincoln 27, Madison 12, Minidoka 19, Nez Perce 72, Owyhee 8, Payette 18, Power 3, Teton 10, Twin Falls 278, Valley 2 and Washington 31.
Counties with community spread: Ada, Bannock, Bingham, Blaine, Bonneville, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Lemhi, Owyhee, Madison, Minidoka, Payette, Teton and Twin Falls.
This story was originally published May 20, 2020 at 6:21 PM.
