Confirmed coronavirus cases dip across Idaho; two counties report first deaths
Idaho’s seven health districts reported the fewest new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in 17 days on Monday, but two new deaths were reported.
In all, 359 new cases were added to the state’s total — the fewest since 352 cases were reported on July 3.
Canyon County led the state for the second day in a row, adding 154 confirmed cases and increasing its total to 3,213. Ada County leads the way with 5,655, but it only reported 53 on Monday, marking the first time since July 2 that Idaho’s most populated county added fewer than 100 cases in a day.
Boise accounts for 56.7% of the cases in Ada, according to Central District Health. Meridian accounts for 20.9% and the Idaho Department of Correction accounts for 10.5%.
Ada also added a new death Monday, increasing the death toll in the county to 33, and the first deaths were reported in two counties: Minidoka, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, and Jefferson, according to Eastern Idaho Public Health.
In all, 123 deaths and 14,384 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state since the pandemic began.
Other counties adding cases included: Bannock (25 new, 215 total), Benewah (1 new, 29 total), Bingham (14 new, 127 total), Bonner (10 new, 100 total), Bonneville (11 new, 285 total), Cassia (20 new, 342 total), Clearwater (1 new, 7 total), Franklin (1 new, 34 total), Gem (2 new,94 total), Jerome (5 new, 312 total), Kootenai (19 new, 1,056 total), Latah (7 new, 42 total), Madison (2 new, 76 total), Minidoka (13 new, 293 total), Owyhee (4 new, 135 total), Payette (3 new, 221 total), Power (2 new, 23 total), Shoshone (2 new, 27 total), Twin Falls (14 new, 827 total) and Washington (2 new, 140 total).
Six counties lost cases Monday as health districts updated their websites after the weekend: Nez Perce (1 less, 102 total), Boise (1 less, 15 total), Elmore (1 less, 120 total), Gooding (1 less, 80 total), Lincoln (1 less, 39 total) and Fremont (1 less, 21 total).
According to Health and Welfare, there are 929 probable cases across the state and 4,335 patients are presumed to have recovered. The state also reported 3,148 new COVID-19 tests on Monday.
Southwest District meeting canceled
The Southwest District Health special board meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, was canceled Monday due to ongoing security concerns, according to a press release from the health district.
No date was given, but the release said the meeting will be rescheduled.
On Thursday, a Southwest District Health meeting on a potential mask mandate was canceled moments after it was scheduled to begin as protesters tried to force their way into the building.
DAILY DETAILS
Hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 621 hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, 186 admissions to the ICU and 908 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 Monday, Health and Welfare reported that 150,142 tests had been completed statewide. About 9.6% of those have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 5,655, Adams 14, Bannock 215, Bear Lake 6, Benewah 29, Bingham 127, Blaine 543, Boise 15, Bonner 100, Bonneville 285, Boundary 11, Camas 1, Canyon 3,213, Caribou 22, Cassia 342, Clearwater 7, Custer 6, Elmore 120, Franklin 34, Fremont 21, Gem 94, Gooding 80, Idaho 16, Jefferson 45, Jerome 312, Kootenai 1,056, Latah 42, Lemhi 6, Lincoln 39, Madison 76, Minidoka 293, Nez Perce 102, Oneida 8, Owyhee 135, Payette 221, Power 23, Shoshone 27, Teton 41, Twin Falls 827, Valley 35 and Washington 140.
Counties with community spread: Ada, Bannock, Benewah, Bingham, Blaine, Boise, 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 20, 2020 at 7:19 PM.
