Bar goers in downtown Boise may have been exposed to coronavirus, health district says
If you went bar hopping Friday, June 5, or Saturday, June 6, in downtown Boise, Central District Health says you may have been exposed to the coronavirus.
CDH says a group of at least 10 individuals visited multiple bars in Boise on those dates while infectious with COVID-19. Five of the individuals tested positive for the virus, while five others are considered probable cases.
Bars in the area of 6th and Main streets where the infected patrons visited during the evening hours of June 5 and 6 included Amsterdam Lounge, Cactus Bar, Humpin’ Hannah’s, Silly Birch, StrangeLove and Tom Grainey’s.
CDH recommends that anyone who visited any of the establishments or spent time in the area of 6th and Main on those days monitor themselves for any of the following symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, sore throat or new loss of taste or smell, through June 20. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure.
Anyone who experiences any of those symptoms is advised to contact their health care provider.
“As Idaho continues to reopen, illness clusters like this one are a reminder that COVID-19 is still very present in our communities,” Central District Health District Director Russ Duke said in a press release. “It is especially important that we find our new normal, which needs to include wearing face coverings, especially in situations where sufficient physical distancing isn’t possible, and continuing to look for ways to limit face-to-face exposure. Any interaction with others, particularly in close contact, puts us at greater risk for becoming infected with coronavirus.”
CDH said its epidemiologists will continue their investigation into this illness cluster, which includes specific contact tracing.
Twin Falls County reports another death
The death toll from the coronavirus grew to 26 in Twin Falls County on Thursday, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. It is the 86th death statewide.
Case-specific details for the latest death in Twin Falls County were not available.
The state’s seven health districts reported a combined 33 new confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday. Ada County led the way with nine new cases, which is the most in a single day for Idaho’s most populous county since May 12.
New cases also were added in Bannock (2 new, 53 total), Bonneville (2 new, 49 total), Canyon (3 new, 325 total), Cassia (2 new, 110 total), Elmore (1 new, 33 total), Franklin (1 new, 10 total), Gooding (1 new, 48 total), Jefferson (1 new, 8 total), Jerome (2 new, 175 total), Kootenai (5 new, 94 total), Madison (1 new, 18 total), Minidoka (1 new, 78 total), Payette (1 new, 23 total) and Twin Falls (1 new, 392 total) counties. The statewide total of confirmed cases stands at 2,978.
There are 318 “probable cases” in the state, an increase of five from Wednesday. Health and Welfare reports that 2,684 cases are “presumed recovered.”
DAILY DETAILS
Hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 265 hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, 98 admissions to the ICU and 357 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 Thursday, Health and Welfare reported that 61,114 tests had been completed statewide. About 4.9% of those have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 804, Adams 3, Bannock 53, Benewah 10, Bingham 24, Blaine 504, Bonner 7, Bonneville 49, Camas 1, Canyon 325, Caribou 3, Cassia 110, Custer 2, Elmore 33, Franklin 10, Fremont 3, Gem 13, Gooding 48, Idaho 3, Jefferson 8, Jerome 175, Kootenai 94, Latah 6, Lemhi 1, Lincoln 31, Madison 18, Minidoka 78, Nez Perce 75, Owyhee 8, Payette 23, Power 7, Teton 10, Twin Falls 392, Valley 3 and Washington 44.
Counties with community spread: Ada, Bannock, Benewah, Bingham, Blaine, Bonner, Bonneville, Canyon, Cassia, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Lemhi, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Teton and Twin Falls.
This story was originally published June 11, 2020 at 5:40 PM.
