Idaho reports 165 COVID-19 infections; Ada County goes 2 weeks without triple-digit cases
Idaho reported 165 new coronavirus infections on Sunday Ada County passed a milestone — two weeks without exceeding 100 new daily cases.
Ada County was among 18 Idaho counties that reported new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, on Sunday. Ada added 57 new cases, bringing its total to 10,821 since the start of the pandemic in mid-March. However, Idaho’s most populated county also passed a promising milestone: For the last 14 days, its average daily case county has not reached triple digits. That’s a marked improvement from July, when Ada County was adding hundreds of new cases each day, reaching a peak of 345 new cases on July 18.
Ada County has not added triple-digit new daily cases since Aug. 22, when it reported 114 new cases. As daily cases have trended slightly downward in recent weeks, Ada County’s 14-day moving average has remained below 100 since Aug. 25. As of Sunday, the county was reporting a 14-day moving average of 62.6 new daily cases. Prior to Aug. 25, Ada County hadn’t reported a double-digit 14-day moving average since June 30. By mid-July, that 14-day moving average had increased to more than 200 new daily cases.
Only three other counties reported double-digit daily cases Sunday: Canyon County (36 new, 7,063 total), Bonneville (21 new, 1,625 total) and Twin Falls County (16 new, 1,601 total).
State health officials have warned that, in spite of the apparent decline in cases, it’s still critical to follow precautions such as social distancing and wearing face masks to avoid spreading the virus.
New cases were added Sunday in the following counties: Bonner (3 new, 221 total), Cassia (1 new, 536 total), Clark (2 new, 19 total), Custer (2 new, 37 total), Elmore (1 new, 244 total), Jefferson (1 new, 320 total), Jerome (5 new, 563 total), Kootenai (8 new, 2,251 total), Lemhi (1 new, 53 total), Madison (3 new, 230 total), Owyhee (2 new, 284 total), Payette (4 new, 643 total), Teton (1 new, 118 total), Twin Falls (16 new, 1,601 total) and Washington (1 new, 284 total).
Since the start of the pandemic, 31,489 Idaho residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Officials report that 16,554 people have recovered from the disease. Health and Welfare also reported 8 new “probable” cases, bringing the state total to 2,486.
Daily details
Overall hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 1,466 hospitalizations because of the coronavirus, 394 admissions to the ICU and 2,207 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 Sept. 5, the hospital was reporting a 14-day coronavirus testing positivity rate of 7%, with 28 patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 out of 396 patients overall.
Saint Alphonsus Health System: As of Sept. 5, the hospital was reporting a 14-day coronavirus positivity testing rate of 14.8%, with 35 patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 out of 299 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), Boise Online School (1), Borah High (2), Hillcrest Elementary (1), Maple Grove Elementary (1), Roosevelt Elementary (1) and West Junior High (1).
Testing totals: At the end of the day Saturday, Health and Welfare reported that 265,703 tests had been completed statewide. About 11.8% of those have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 10,821, Adams 24, Bannock 760, Bear Lake 40, Benewah 121, Bingham 613, Blaine 588, Boise 50, Bonner 221, Bonneville 1,625, Boundary 45, Butte 27, Camas 3, Canyon 7,063, Caribou 45, Cassia 536, Clark 19, Clearwater 21, Custer 37, Elmore 244, Franklin 58, Fremont 110, Gem 216, Gooding 207, Idaho 44, Jefferson 320, Jerome 563, Kootenai 2,251, Latah 247, Lemhi 53, Lewis 9, Lincoln 61, Madison 230, Minidoka 533, Nez Perce 299, Oneida 19, Owyhee 284, Payette 643, Power 155, Shoshone 202, Teton 118, Twin Falls 1,601, Valley 79 and Washington 284.
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.
