Coronavirus: Payette jail finds new case, Rite Aid expands testing around Idaho
An inmate at the Payette County Jail tested positive for the coronavirus, the second time that has happened.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare told county officials that a 32-year-old man who was booked into the jail July 2 had tested positive, the county Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday.
The man was not showing symptoms, and he was released on bond later that day.
Earlier this month, the Payette sheriff said an inmate who had been in custody since February tested positive for COVID-19. Since that case, the 72-bed jail has launched preventative measures, including screening new inmates, monitoring for symptoms, testing people in its custody and sanitizing the jail, according to the news release.
As of Tuesday evening, Payette County has 176 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Rite Aid expands COVID-19 testing locations in Idaho
National drugstore chain Rite Aid has expanded the number of its Idaho stores offering coronavirus testing to four:
- Boise: 5005 West Overland Road
- Meridian: 3250 S. Eagle Road
- Caldwell: 2107 Blaine St.
- McCall: 451 Deinhard Lane
The testing sites will feature self-swab tests that will be overseen by pharmacists.
To schedule an appointment, go online to www.riteaid.com and pre-register. You must be at least 18 years old.
Over 400 new coronavirus cases reported in Idaho
For the 12th straight day, Ada County reported over 100 new coronavirus cases.
Ada added 191 new cases of COVID-19 to its totals Tuesday, raising its total to 4,403, the most of any county in Idaho. Central District Health, whose district includes Ada County, approved a countywide mask mandate Tuesday to slow the spread of the virus.
Canyon County added 102 cases and one death: a white county woman in her 70s, according to demographics from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. As of Tuesday, 103 deaths reported statewide were connected to COVID-19.
Around Idaho, 421 new cases were reported Tuesday. The statewide total rose to 11,128 confirmed cases.
Coronavirus cases have been confirmed in most of Idaho’s 44 counties: Ada 4,403, Adams 11, Bannock 156, Bear Lake 4, Benewah 22, Bingham 102, Blaine 538, Boise 12, Bonner 80, Bonneville 165, Boundary 8, Camas 1, Canyon 2,188, Caribou 20, Cassia 300, Clearwater 5, Custer 6, Elmore 104, Franklin 30, Fremont 11, Gem 62, Gooding 73, Idaho 13, Jefferson 28, Jerome 281, Kootenai 778, Latah 32, Lemhi 4, Lincoln 37, Madison 60, Minidoka 249, Nez Perce 102, Oneida 8, Owyhee 89, Payette 176, Power 19, Shoshone 12, Teton 35, Twin Falls 755, Valley 26 and Washington 123.
Community spread has been detected in 35 counties: Ada, Bannock, Benewah, Bingham, Blaine, Bonner, Bonneville, Canyon, Caribou, Cassia, Clearwater, Custer, Elmore, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Teton, Twin Falls, Valley and Washington.
This story was originally published July 15, 2020 at 10:53 AM.
