Idaho reports daily record 13 new coronavirus deaths; long-term care facilities hit hard
Over the past five days, 45 Idaho residents have lost their lives to the coronavirus, including a single-day record 13 individuals on Friday.
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 now sits at 193, with a case fatality rate of 0.93%. According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, at least 106 of those deaths have come from long-term care facilities.
Ada County reported six new deaths for a total of 62, Canyon County added three deaths (37 total), and Kootenai, Twin Falls, Bonneville and Owyhee counties announced one death apiece. It’s the first coronavirus death in Owyhee County, but Southwest District Health did not provide details Friday evening.
Eastern Idaho Public Health said the Bonneville County death — the second in the county and third in the health district — was a male in his 90s who passed away under the care of hospice.
“We at EIPH share our deepest condolences with the family and friends of this individual for their loss,” said James Corbett, EIPH Community Health Division Administrator, in a press release.
As of July 29, there were a record 239 patients currently hospitalized in Idaho with the virus, including 54 in intensive care.
The state’s seven health districts announced a combined 454 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday for a statewide total of 19,545 cases. Ada and Canyon counties led the way once again, with each hitting triple digits. Health and Welfare also reported 32 new “probable cases,” bringing the total number of probable cases to 1,258. Additionally, 6,998 people are now considered to be “recovered” from the virus.
The Panhandle Health District said it has identified community spread in both Boundary and Shoshone counties. Community spread of the virus has been confirmed now in 40 of Idaho’s 44 counties.
The following 29 counties added new confirmed cases Friday: Ada (140 new, 7,372 total), Bannock (21 new, 323 total), Benewah (1 new, 41 total), Bingham (9 new, 207 total), Blaine (2 new, 553 total), Bonner (6 new, 141 total), Bonneville (46 new, 568 total), Canyon (100 new, 4,533 total), Cassia (11 new, 416 total), Elmore (3 new, 190 total), Fremont (1 new, 37 total), Gem (3 new, 139 total), Gooding (3 new, 116 total), Idaho (2 new, 28 total), Jefferson (8 new, 112 total), Jerome (7 new, 364 total), Kootenai (33 new, 1,520 total), Latah (4 new, 73 total), Lemhi (1 new, 11 total), Minidoka (1 new, 387 total), Nez Perce (1 new, 113 total), Oneida (1 new, 10 total), Owyhee (4 new, 209 total), Payette (9 new, 295 total), Power (6 new, 47 total), Shoshone (2 new, 65 total), Teton (2 new, 53 total), Twin Falls (25 new, 1,074 total) and Washington (2 new, 173 total).
Long-term care facilities
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare released its weekly update Friday on COVID-19 cases in the state’s long-term care facilities.
Outbreaks at those facilities increased by 11 to 103, total cases jumped by 240 to 1,089, and deaths rose by 26 to 106, with seven new facilities recording a death.
Active cases increased to 774 at 67 facilities — up from 569 at 63 facilities last week.
Copper Springs in Meridian, which has the second-largest active outbreak in the state, reported five new deaths. It has now seen 12 deaths and 81 cases. The largest ongoing outbreak is at Caldwell Care of Cascadia, where there have been 96 cases and 11 deaths.
Below is a list of long-term care facilities by city that have active cases of the coronavirus:
American Falls: Power County Nursing Home; Ammon: Gables; Blackfoot: Willows; Boise: Shaw Mountain, Terraces of Boise, LifeCare of Boise, Edgewood-Overland, Cascadia of Boise, Plaza of Valley View-Valley View Nursing, Plaza of Valley View-Bridge at Valley View, Aspen Valley Senior Living, State Veterans Home, Overland Court, Willow Park, Arbor Village, Arbor Valley of Cascadia, Life Care of Treasure Valley, Ashley Manor-Hyde Park, Trinity Assisted Living, Grace Memory Care, Veranda Senior Living; Burley: Parke View Rehab; Caldwell: Caldwell Care of Cascadia, Autumn Wind, Canyon West of Cascadia, Grace Assisted Living, Lenity Senior Living; Coeur d’Alene: Ivy Court, Orchard Ridge;
Eagle: Paramount Parks, Foxtail, Tomorrow’s Hope-Eagle; Emmett: Apple Valley Residence, Cherry Ridge Center, River’s Edge Rehab; Garden City: Emerson House; Homedale: Owyhee Health & Rehab; Jerome: Communicare; Lewiston: The Orchards; Meridian: Grace Assisted Living, Aspire-Fieldstone, Creekside Transitional Care, Touchmark, Copper Springs, Tomorrow’s Hope-Lavin, Tomorrow’s Hope-Deb, Aspen Transitional Rehab, Harmony Hills; Montpelier: Bear Lake Manor;
Nampa: Karcher Estates, Park Place Assisted Living, Orchards of Cascadia, Ashley Manor-Midland, Meadow View, Southwest Idaho Treatment Center, Aging Gracefully, Sunny Ridge, Wellspring of Cascadia, Tomorrow’s Hope-Nampa; Orofino: Brookside Landing; Payette: Cottages-Payette; Pocatello: South Bannock Home, Independence Home, Quail Ridge; Star: Autumn Cove; Twin Falls: Chardonnay, Serenity, Twin Falls Care.
Daily details
Hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 850 hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, 249 admissions to the ICU and 1,228 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 Friday, Health and Welfare reported that 180,615 tests had been completed statewide. About 10.8% of those have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 7,372, Adams 17, Bannock 323, Bear Lake 12, Benewah 41, Bingham 207, Blaine 553, Boise 30, Bonner 141, Bonneville 568, Boundary 34, Camas 1, Canyon 4,533, Caribou 29, Cassia 416, Clark 2, Clearwater 14, Custer 7, Elmore 190, Franklin 39, Fremont 37, Gem 139, Gooding 116, Idaho 28, Jefferson 112, Jerome 364, Kootenai 1,520, Latah 73, Lemhi 11, Lincoln 44, Madison 103, Minidoka 387, Nez Perce 113, Oneida 10, Owyhee 209, Payette 295, Power 47, Shoshone 65, Teton 53, Twin Falls 1,074, Valley 43 and Washington 173.
Counties with community spread: Ada, Bannock, Bear Lake, Benewah, Bingham, Blaine, Boise, Bonner, Bonneville, Boundary, Canyon, Caribou, Cassia, Clark, Clearwater, Custer, Elmore, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Shoshone, Teton, Twin Falls, Valley and Washington.
