Idaho passes 17,000 total COVID-19 cases – an increase of 3,000 in the past week
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Idaho surpassed 17,000 total coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, according to numbers reported by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and Eastern Idaho Public Health on Sunday.
Across the state, 357 new cases were reported Sunday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 17,101 since Idaho’s first recorded case in mid-March. That’s an increase of 3,000 cases in the space of a week — last Sunday, Idaho had just over 14,000 total cases.
Over the last month, Ada and Canyon counties have proven to be hotspots for the virus, and that trend continued Sunday as Ada County reported 152 new infections and Canyon County reported 94. Ada County has had 6,681 total COVID-19 diagnoses, while Canyon County has had 3,979.
Kootenai County, home to Coeur d’Alene, also reported double-digit cases Sunday. Officials recorded 51 new infections, bringing the county’s total to 1,298 cases. Bonneville County in eastern Idaho was the only other county to report a double-digit increase with 25 new cases.
Nine other counties reported new cases Sunday: Adams (1 new, 15 total), Bonner (1 new, 126 total), Elmore (7 new, 142 total), Gem (4 new, 117 total), Jefferson (5 new, 72 total), Madison (4 new, 89 total), Owyhee (5 new, 173 total), Payette (4 new, 258 total) and Washington (4 new, 157 total).
The state subtracted one “probable” case on Sunday, bringing the total probable cases to 1,091. Officials reported 248 more patients who are presumed to have recovered from COVID-19. In total, 5,731 people are presumed recovered.
DAILY DETAILS
Hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 741 hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, 222 admissions to the ICU and 1,057 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 166,903 tests had been completed statewide. About 10.2% of those have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 6,681, Adams 15, Bannock 263, Bear Lake 9, Benewah 31, Bingham 151, Blaine 545, Boise 26, Bonner 126, Bonneville 389, Boundary 29, Camas 1, Canyon 3,979, Caribou 22, Cassia 367, Clearwater 13, Custer 7, Elmore 142, Franklin 39, Fremont 31, Gem 117, Gooding 99, Idaho 23, Jefferson 72, Jerome 319, Kootenai 1,298, Latah 61, Lemhi 7, Lincoln 42, Madison 89, Minidoka 338, Nez Perce 109, Oneida 9, Owyhee 173, Payette 258, Power 29, Shoshone 40, Teton 47, Twin Falls 909, Valley 39 and Washington 157.
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.
