Idaho sets record for coronavirus deaths in a week; 2 cases reported at Bishop Kelly
Idaho tied its record for coronavirus-related deaths reported in a day on Friday with 13 and set a new record with 50 new deaths this week.
There were also 13 deaths reported on July 31 and Tuesday, and the statewide death toll now stands at 357.
Ada County led the state Friday with seven new deaths and has lost 125 residents to the virus. Two new deaths were reported in Shoshone, and one each in Bonneville, Fremont, Cassia and Canyon, which has now lost 74 residents.
The death in Bonneville was a female in her 80s, and in Fremont, it was a female in her 60s, according to a press release from Eastern Idaho Public Health.
Idaho’s seven health districts reported 302 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
Two cases were removed from Bonner County’s total, but new cases were reported in Ada (83 new, 10,299 total), Bannock (12 new, 620 total), Benewah (8 new, 109 total), Bingham (10 new, 447 total), Blaine (1 new, 583 total), Bonneville (40 new, 1,408 total), Butte (2 new, 19 total), Canyon (48 new, 6,654 total), Caribou (2 new, 40 total), Cassia (2 new, 526 total), Clearwater (1 new, 20 total), Franklin (1 new, 51 total), Fremont (2 new, 97 total), Gem (1 new, 186 total), Gooding (7 new, 190 total), Jerome (3 new, 529 total), Kootenai (13 new, 2,146 total), Latah (9 new, 223 total), Lemhi (1 new, 51 total), Lincoln (1 new, 58 total), Madison (6 new,193 total), Minidoka (4 new, 516 total), Nez Perce (10 new, 261 total), Owyhee (1 new, 269 total), Payette (10 new, 554 total), Power (8 new, 124 total), Twin Falls (13 new, 1,488 total), Valley (1 new, 78 total), Washington (4 new, 249 total).
Since the start of the pandemic, 29,259 Idaho residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Officials report that 14,175 people have recovered from the disease. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare also reported 15 new “probable” cases, bringing the state total to 2,296.
Two cases at Bishop Kelly
Two students at Bishop Kelly High School have tested positive for COVID-19 since classes began on Aug. 17, and 36 students believed to have been exposed to the virus are self-isolating, according to a school spokesperson.
The students in isolation are taking classes via the school’s hybrid online program, and no faculty members are currently in isolation, according to the school.
On Monday, Bishop Kelly sent a letter to parents, confirming one positive case and that any classmates believed to have been in close contact with the student were required to quarantine for 14 days.
The school would not confirm if any positive cases have affected any athletic teams, citing federal privacy laws, but all scheduled games are still a go, according to the spokesperson.
Long-term care update
Health and Welfare released its weekly update on COVID-19 in long-term care facilities Friday.
Outbreaks at Idaho facilities increased by seven to 154 overall, total individual cases jumped by 208 to 2,090 cases, and deaths rose by 24 to 196, with one new facility recording a death.
Active cases increased to 1,683 at 100 facilities — up from 1,546 at 108 facilities last week. There are 54 facilities with resolved outbreaks.
Below is a list of long-term care facilities by city that have active cases of the coronavirus:
Ammon: Gables Assisted Living of Ammon; Ashton: Ashton Memorial Living Center; Bellevue: Cove of Cascadia; Blackfoot: Willows Retirement & Assisted Living; Boise: Shaw Mountain, Terraces of Boise, Life Care of Boise, Edgewood Spring Creek-Overland, Cascadia of Boise, Garden Plaza of Valley View-Valley View Nursing & Rehab, Garden Plaza of Valley View-The Bridge at Valley View, State Veterans Home, Overland Court, Willow Park Senior Living, Arbor Village at Hillcrest, Arbor Valley of Cascadia, Life Care of Treasure Valley, Ashley Manor-Hyde Park, Trinity Assisted Living, Grace Memory Care, Veranda Senior Living, Edgewood Spring Creek Memory Care, Ivy Place & Amber Lane, MorningStar Memory Care at Englefield Green, Good Samaritan Society-Boise Village, Brookdale Boise Parkcenter, Grace Assisted Living at State St., Edgewood Spring Creek Memory Care-Five Mile;
Bonners Ferry: Sunset Home Assisted Living; Buhl: Desert View Care; Burley: Parke View Rehab, Mini Cassia Care Center; Caldwell: Caldwell Care of Cascadia, Canyon West of Cascadia, Grace Assisted Living, Lenity Senior Living; Challis: Diamond Peak Health Care of Challis; Coeur d’Alene: Ivy Court, Garden at Orchard Ridge, Lacrosse Health & Rehab, North Star Assisted Living; Eagle: Paramount Parks, Tomorrow’s Hope-Eagle, Ashley Manor-Eagle House No. 2; Emmett: River’s Edge Rehab, Cottages of Emmett; Fruitland: Edgewood Spring Creek Fruitland; Garden City: Emerson House at Riverpointe; Hayden: Wellspring Meadows; Homedale: Owyhee Health & Rehab; Idaho Falls: Gables Assisted Living of Idaho Falls, MorningStar of Idaho Falls, Good Samaritan-Idaho Falls Village, Teton Post-Acute Care and Rehab, Parkwood Meadows, Fairwinds-Sand Creek, Tambree Meadows Assisted Living;
Jerome: Creekside Care Center, Desano Place; Kellogg: Mountain Valley of Cascadia; Meridian: Grace Assisted Living, Creekside Transitional Care, Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village, Copper Springs, Tomorrow’s Hope-Deb, Aspen Transitional Rehab, Tomorrow’s Hope-Sapphire, Edgewood Spring Creek Meridian, Golden Years Oak Crest, Cottages at Lochsa Falls, The Cottages-Meridian; Moscow: Good Samaritan Society-Moscow Village; Nampa: Orchards of Cascadia, Meadow View Nursing & Rehab, Aging Gracefully, Sunny Ridge, Wellspring of Cascadia, Tomorrow’s Hope-Nampa, Heron Place, Streamside Assisted Living, Cascadia of Nampa, CommuniCare No. 7; Payette: The Cottages-Payette, Royal Villa Care Center; Pinehurst: Pacifica Senior Living; Pocatello: McCoy House Group Home, Brookdale Pocatello;
Post Falls: Guardian Angel Homes, Life Care of Post Falls, The Bridge at Post Falls; Rexburg: Madison Carriage Cove, Homestead Assisted Living Rexburg; Rupert: Countryside Care and Rehab; Salmon: Meadows Assisted Living Center; Silverton: Good Samaritan Society-Silver Wood Village; St. Maries: Valley Vista Care-St. Maries; Twin Falls: Ashley Manor-Parkview 1, Twin Falls Care; Weiser: Indianhead Estates, Cottages of Weiser, Weiser Care of Cascadia.
DAILY DETAILS
Overall hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 1,349 hospitalizations because of the coronavirus, 369 admissions to the ICU and 2,004 health care workers who have been infected. Hospital and health care numbers are based on cases with completed investigations into contacts, not the full number of positives.
St. Luke’s Health System: As of Aug. 27, the hospital was reporting a 14-day coronavirus testing positivity rate of 7%, with 33 patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 out of 439 patients overall.
Saint Alphonsus Health System: As of Aug. 27, the hospital was reporting a 14-day coronavirus positivity testing rate of 17%, with 55 patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 out of 358 patients overall.
Boise School District: The district says the following schools have reported confirmed COVID-19 cases among students or staff since Aug. 17: Adams Elementary (2 cases), Borah High (2), Hillcrest Elementary (1), Roosevelt Elementary (1), Boise Online School (1) and West Junior High (1).
Testing totals: At the end of the day Friday, Health and Welfare reported that 248,754 tests had been completed statewide. About 11.8% of those have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 10,299, Adams 24, Bannock 620, Bear Lake 37, Benewah 109, Bingham 447, Blaine 583, Boise 48, Bonner 204, Bonneville 1,408, Boundary 43, Butte 19, Camas 3, Canyon 6,654, Caribou 40, Cassia 526, Clark 15, Clearwater 20, Custer 26, Elmore 226, Franklin 51, Fremont 97, Gem 186, Gooding 190, Idaho 39, Jefferson 282, Jerome 529, Kootenai 2,146, Latah 223, Lemhi 51, Lewis 8, Lincoln 58, Madison 193, Minidoka 516, Nez Perce 261, Oneida 18, Owyhee 269, Payette 554, Power 124, Shoshone 193, Teton 105, Twin Falls 1,488, Valley 78 and Washington 249.
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.
