Idaho adds more coronavirus cases this week than all of May; new death in Jerome County
For the ninth time in the past 10 days, Idaho added more than 100 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
Based on data collected from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and the Eastern Idaho Public Health, there were 116 additional cases reported Saturday for a statewide total of 4,798 since the pandemic began.
Health and Welfare also announced the fourth coronavirus-related death in Jerome County, which is the 92nd death overall in the state. The latest death was a female older than 80, according to demographic information posted on Health and Welfare’s website.
During the past six days, Idaho twice set single-day case records, culminating with 277 cases on Friday. There have been 1,213 confirmed cases added this week compared to 720 the entire month of May.
The counties reporting new cases Saturday were Ada (44 new, 1,723 total), Boise (one new, two total), Bonneville (two new, 73 total), Canyon (33 new, 617 total), Cassia (seven new, 182 total), Custer (one new, five total), Elmore (two new, 51 total), Kootenai (13 new, 186 total), Madison (one new, 23 total), Minidoka (five new, 132 total), Nez Perce (one new, 81 total), Payette (five new, 60 total) and Twin Falls (one new, 460 total).
There are 529 “probable cases” in the state, an increase of 10 from Friday. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reports that 3,898 cases are “presumed recovered.”
BEHIND THE STORY
MOREWhy our case numbers might differ from the state's
The Idaho Statesman is tabulating confirmed coronavirus cases from Idaho’s seven health districts as they’re reported. The health districts report cases on their own schedules — some issue press releases, some simply update totals on their websites. And the reports happen at various times throughout the day.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, meanwhile, updates its statewide numbers once a day at about 5 p.m. Its numbers only include the cases the health districts have reported directly to the department. In some cases, health districts have reported cases publicly but not to the department by the daily deadline.
We break out each day’s new cases by county and provide details on each case when available here.
Long-term care facilities
On Friday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare posted its weekly update on COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care facilities.
There have been 39 facilities with outbreaks totaling 374 cases, an increase of five facilities and 51 cases since last week’s report. The death toll remained the same at 56 among nine facilities.
Currently, there are 90 active coronavirus cases between 18 facilities. The facilities added to the active outbreak list this week were Payette Healthcare, Grace Assisted Living in Meridian, Cascadia of Nampa, Family Life in Nampa, Aspire-Fieldstone in Meridian, Caldwell Care of Cascadia and Aspire-Milliken in Nampa.
The other facilities with ongoing cases among residents or staff are Desano Place in Jerome, Monte Vista Hills in Pocatello, Cottages of Weiser, Garden Plaza of Valley View in Boise, Harmony Place in Twin Falls, Highland Estates in Burley, Maplewood Assisted Living in Hayden, Karcher Estates in Nampa, Shaw Mountain in Boise, Brookdale Parkcenter in Boise and Valley Vista Care in Sandpoint.
Nez Perce Tribe plans mass testing
Enrolled members of Nimiipuu Health and any employees of a Nez Perce Tribe entity are eligible for COVID-19 testing Monday at NMPH’s Lapwai Clinic. Testing will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. based on the availability of testing kits.
Testing for asymptomatic individuals will be done in a drive-thru format. Patients are asked to remain in their vehicles, and medical staff will perform swabbing. Turnaround time for results is anticipated at three to five days.
Symptomatic individuals will be rerouted to a parking spot and tested with the “Abbott ID NOW” analyzer, which provides results in about 15 minutes. The analyzer has limited testing capacity, so not everyone will be tested with the machine.
Nimiipuu Health says its goal is to test as many community members as possible. NMPH also is planning a future testing day in Kamiah. For questions about testing, call NMPH at 208-843-2271.
DAILY DETAILS
Hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 312 hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, 111 admissions to the ICU and 475 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 Saturday, Health and Welfare reported that 85,816 tests had been completed statewide. About 5.6% of those have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 1,723, Adams 9, Bannock 84, Benewah 13, Bingham 37, Blaine 517, Boise 2, Bonner 24, Bonneville 73, Boundary 1, Camas 1, Canyon 617, Caribou 14, Cassia 182, Clearwater 1, Custer 5, Elmore 51, Franklin 22, Fremont 4, Gem 16, Gooding 52, Idaho 3, Jefferson 12, Jerome 199, Kootenai 186, Latah 11, Lemhi 2, Lincoln 32, Madison 23, Minidoka 132, Nez Perce 81, Owyhee 22, Payette 60, Power 15, Teton 14, Twin Falls 460, Valley 10 and Washington 88.
Counties with community spread: Ada, Bannock, Benewah, Bingham, Blaine, Bonner, Bonneville, Canyon, Caribou, Cassia, Custer, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Lemhi, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Teton, Twin Falls, Valley and Washington.
This story was originally published June 27, 2020 at 6:21 PM.
