Idaho adds 500 COVID-19 cases Saturday; Ada, Canyon cases up from midweek slowdown
Idaho saw a slight uptick Saturday in reported coronavirus infections from previous days with its two most populous counties nearing 200 new cases each, according to data from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
Ada County added 196 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, while Canyon County added 198. A smattering of cases across 20 other counties rounded out the day’s total at 500 additional cases.
Ada County continues to lead the state in coronavirus infections with a total of 6,529 as of Saturday. Canyon County has reported 3,885 cases. Both counties added multiple COVID-19-related deaths earlier in the week, though no new deaths were reported Saturday.
Other cases were reported in the following counties: Boise (4 new, 26 total), Bonner (8 new, 125 total), Bonneville (27 new, 364 total), Elmore (5 new, 135 total), Franklin (1 new, 39 total), Fremont (3 new, 31 total), Gem (3 new, 113 total), Gooding (1 new, 99 total), Idaho (1 new, 23 total), Jefferson: 7 (67 total), Jerome (1 new, 319 total), Kootenai (18 new, 1,247 total), Lincoln (1 new, 42 total), Madison (1 new, 85 total), Nez Perce (2 new, 109 total), Owyhee (6 new, 168 total), Payette (9 new, 254 total), Shoshone (2 new, 40 total), Teton (1 new, 47 total), Twin Falls (5 new, 909 total).
The state reported 36 new “probable” cases Saturday, bringing the total to 1,092 since the pandemic was first reported in Idaho in March. In all, Idaho has diagnosed 16,744 confirmed COVID-19 infections.
To date, 1,052 health care workers have contracted COVID-19, and 5,483 people have been presumed recovered from the disease.
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Hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 723 hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, 217 admissions to the ICU and 1,052 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 165,132 tests had been completed statewide. About 10.1% of those have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 6,529, Adams 14, Bannock 263, Bear Lake 9, Benewah 31, Bingham 151, Blaine 545, Boise 26, Bonner 125, Bonneville 364, Boundary 29, Camas 1, Canyon 3,885, Caribou 22, Cassia 367, Clearwater 13, Custer 7, Elmore 135, Franklin 39, Fremont 31, Gem 113, Gooding 99, Idaho 23, Jefferson 67, Jerome 319, Kootenai 1,247, Latah 61, Lemhi 7, Lincoln 42, Madison 85, Minidoka 338, Nez Perce 109, Oneida 9, Owyhee 168, Payette 254, Power 29, Shoshone 40, Teton 47, Twin Falls 909, Valley 39 and Washington 153.
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.
