Cases of COVID-19 spike in Ada again; four new deaths raise Idaho’s death toll to 127
Ada County reported three new deaths and 168 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus Tuesday, extending its state-leading cases total to 5,823 and its death toll to 36, according to Central District Health.
Canyon County also reported 168 new cases and its 20th death related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, marking Idaho’s deadliest day since five deaths were reported on July 17. Canyon trails only Ada with 3,381 confirmed cases.
The Southwest District Health Board of Health will hold a special meeting at the Canyon County courthouse at 10 a.m. Thursday so board members can offer recommendations for slowing the spread of the virus in conjunction with the COVID-19 Health Alert Level system the district recently unveiled. The meeting was originally scheduled for last Thursday but was postponed twice due to safety concerns.
In all, Idaho has lost 127 residents since the pandemic began and 14,847 confirmed cases have been reported.
The spike in cases in Ada comes a day after the county reported just 53 — it’s fewest since adding 44 on June 27. It was also the first time Idaho’s most populated county reported fewer than 100 cases since July 2.
On Tuesday, Idaho’s seven health districts reported 463 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. It’s the eighth time in the past nine days that at least 400 cases were reported.
Eastern Idaho Public Health’s Board of Health also voted Tuesday to mandate masks in Bonneville County, according to a press release. The order also banned gatherings of more than 150 people. EIPH previously took the same action in Teton County.
Counties adding cases Tuesday included Bannock (4 new, 219 total), Blaine (3 new, 546 total), Boise (2 new, 17 total), Bonneville (10 new, 295 total), Boundary (9 new, 20 total), Bingham (5 new, 132 total), Cassia (3 new, 345 total), Custer (1 new, 7 total), Elmore (3 new, 123 total), Fremont (1 new, 22 total), Gem (1 new, 95 total), Gooding (3 new, 83 total), Idaho (1 new, 17 total), Jefferson (1 new, 46 total), Jerome (2 new, 314 total), Kootenai (38 new, 1,094 total), Latah (4 new, 46 total), Lemhi (1 new, 7 total), Madison (3 new, 79 total), Minidoka (4 new, 297 total), Nez Perce (1 new, 10 total), Owyhee (8 new, 143 total), Payette (8 new, 229 total), Shoshone (3 new, 30 total), Teton (3 new, 44 total), Twin Falls (5 new, 832 total), Valley (2 new, 37 total) and Washington (3 new, 143 total).
Two counties lost cases Tuesday as health districts updated their websites: Bonner (4 less, 96 total), Lincoln (1 less, 38 total).
According to Health and Welfare, there are 962 probable cases across the state and 4,504 patients are presumed to have recovered. The state also reported 2,867 new COVID-19 tests on Monday.
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Hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 656 hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, 197 admissions to the ICU and 947 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 153,009 tests had been completed statewide. About 9.7% of those have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 5,823, Adams 14, Bannock 219, Bear Lake 6, Benewah 29, Bingham 132, Blaine 546, Boise 17, Bonner 96, Bonneville 295, Boundary 20, Camas 1, Canyon 3,381, Caribou 22, Cassia 345, Clearwater 7, Custer 7, Elmore 123, Franklin 34, Fremont 22, Gem 95, Gooding 83, Idaho 17, Jefferson 46, Jerome 314, Kootenai 1,094, Latah 46, Lemhi 7, Lincoln 38, Madison 79, Minidoka 297, Nez Perce 103, Oneida 8, Owyhee 143, Payette 229, Power 23, Shoshone 30, Teton 44, Twin Falls 832, Valley 37 and Washington 143.
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 21, 2020 at 5:44 PM.
