Ada reports more than 100 new COVID-19 cases for fifth straight day; state tops 400
Idaho’s seven health districts reported 405 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, and Ada County again led the way.
Idaho’s most populated county, which includes Boise, reported 195 new cases, topping 100 for the fifth straight day. It has added 858 new cases since Friday, including 207 on Sunday.
Ada, which moved back to Stage 3 of Idaho’s reopening process on June 22, leads the state with 3,081 cases. Canyon County is next with 1,397 after it added 81 new cases on Tuesday.
More than 350 new cases were reported across the state for the fifth day in a row, and the statewide total stands at 7,958.
Tuesday’s total trails only the 472 reported on Monday, June 29, which included some cases from Sunday because the state didn’t report data that day.
Other counties adding new cases included Bannock (9 new, 120 total), Bingham (7 new, 73 total), Blaine (1 new, 531 total), Bonneville (1 new, 124 total), Caribou (1 new, 17 total), Cassia (1 new, 249 total), Elmore (5 new, 72 total), Franklin (1 new, 29 total), Gooding (2 new, 58 total), Jerome (9 new, 228 total), Kootenai (26 new, 466 total), Latah (3 new, 26 total), Lincoln (1 new, 33 total), Minidoka (5 new, 201 total), Nez Perce (1 new, 92 total), Owyhee (3 new, 45 total), Payette (3 new, 120 total), Teton (1 new, 20 total), Twin Falls (45 new, 637 total), Washington (2 new, 111 total) and Valley (2 new, 22 total).
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare added 39 new “probable cases,” increasing the number to 655 statewide. It reported 2,751 new tests and 2,932 patients presumed to have recovered from the disease.
Hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports there have been 396 hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, 130 admissions to the ICU and 633 health care workers who have been infected (an increase of 37). 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 110,676 tests had been completed statewide. About 7.2% of those have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 3,081, Adams 11, Bannock 120, Bear Lake 2, Benewah 15, Bingham 73, Blaine 531, Boise 5, Bonner 39, Bonneville 124, Boundary 1, Camas 1, Canyon 1,397, Caribou 17, Cassia 249, Clearwater 2, Custer 5, Elmore 72, Franklin 29, Fremont 7, Gem 34, Gooding 58, Idaho 9, Jefferson 15, Jerome 228, Kootenai 466, Latah 26, Lemhi 2, Lincoln 33, Madison 32, Minidoka 201, Nez Perce 92, Oneida 5, Owyhee 45, Payette 120, Power 18, Shoshone 3, Teton 20, Twin Falls 637, Valley 22 and Washington 111.
Counties with community spread: Ada, Bannock, Benewah, Bingham, Blaine, Bonner, Bonneville, Canyon, Caribou, Cassia, Clearwater, Custer, Elmore, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Lemhi, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Owyhee, Oneida, Payette, Power, Teton, Twin Falls, Valley and Washington.
This story was originally published July 7, 2020 at 6:32 PM.
