4 more Idahoans die of coronavirus, including the second death of person in their 30s
Four more Idahoans were reported dead due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, including one person in her 30s. The deaths were in Bonneville, Bingham, Kootenai and Ada counties.
Eastern Idaho Public Health reported the death of a woman in her 30s in Bonneville County due to the coronavirus. That is the second death of an Idahoan in their 30s from the virus.
The death in Bingham County was a man in his 60s, according to Southeastern Idaho Public Health.
The new deaths brought the statewide death toll to 390. One previously reported death was removed from the total by EIPH because of a data error.
With Tuesday’s 263 new cases confirmed, a total of 31,809 people have contracted the virus in Idaho.
Ada County reported 40 new cases Tuesday, according to Boise-based Central District Health. That brings the countywide total to 10,867 confirmed cases.
Also on Tuesday, Central District Health dropped the Boise, West Ada and Kuna school districts into the yellow category of COVID-19’s community spread.
Neighboring Canyon County reported 29 new cases Tuesday, according to Southwest District Health. That brings the countywide total to 7,109 confirmed cases.
There are an additional 2,538 probable cases statewide (42 new). Health and Welfare estimated Tuesday that of those infected, 16,956 people are presumed recovered.
Other counties that reported new cases Tuesday include: Bannock 21 new (781 total), Bingham 35 new (648 total), Butte 1 new (28 total), Caribou 2 new (47 total), Franklin 3 new (61 total), Power 11 new (166 total), Nez Perce 23 new (322 total), Latah 10 new (257 total), Idaho 5 new (49 total), Clearwater 4 new (25 total), Lewis 1 less (8 total), Elmore 1 new (245 total), Valley 1 new (80 total), Kootenai 15 new (2266 total), Benewah 1 new (122 total), Bonner 2 new (223 total), Shoshone 1 new (203 total), Gem 3 new (219 total), Owyhee 3 new (287 total), Payette 9 new (656 total), Washington 2 new (286 total), Twin Falls 9 new (1,626 total), Jerome 7 new (577 total), Cassia 1 new (537 total), Minidoka 2 new (535 total), Gooding 1 new (209 total), Lincoln 1 less (60 total), Bonneville 18 new (1,648 total), Jefferson 1 new (322 total), Madison 4 new (236 total)
More coronavirus cases in school
Three more Treasure Valley schools have found COVID-19 cases in their buildings, the Idaho Statesman learned through public records requests.
Wilder Elementary and Wilder Middle/High School each had one coronavirus case, Wilder Superintendent Jeff Dillon confirmed to the Idaho Statesman.
Homedale High School also had one confirmed case. Homedale Superintendent Rob Sauer said the individual has since been cleared to return to school.
DAILY DETAILS
Overall hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 1,502 hospitalizations of people with COVID-19, 399 admissions to the ICU and 2,234 health care workers 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. 7, the health system was reporting 32 patients in its hospitals with confirmed COVID-19, out of 391 patients overall. At the Nampa hospital, nine out of 49 patients had the coronavirus, or 16%. The Meridian hospital had 12 patients (13% of all hospitalized) with COVID-19, and the Boise hospital had five patients (3% of all hospitalized) with COVID-19. The health system reported a 14-day coronavirus test positivity rate of 7%.
Saint Alphonsus Health System: As of Sept. 7, the health system was reporting 32 patients in its hospitals with confirmed COVID-19, out of 293 patients overall. About 11.1% of its patients in Canyon County had COVID-19, and about 6.6% of its patients in Ada County had COVID-19. The health system reported a 14-day coronavirus test positivity rate of 14.5%.
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 Tuesday, Health and Welfare reported that 267,996 tests had been completed statewide. About 11.9% of those have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 10,867, Adams 24, Bannock 781, Bear Lake 40, Benewah 122, Bingham 648, Blaine 589, Boise 50, Bonner 223, Bonneville 1,648, Boundary 45, Butte 28, Camas 3, Canyon 7,109, Caribou 47, Cassia 537, Clark 18, Clearwater 25, Custer 35, Elmore 245, Franklin 61, Fremont 111, Gem 219, Gooding 209, Idaho 49, Jefferson 322, Jerome 577, Kootenai 2,266, Latah 257, Lemhi 53, Lewis 8, Lincoln 60, Madison 236, Minidoka 535, Nez Perce 322, Oneida 19, Owyhee 287, Payette 656, Power 166, Shoshone 203, Teton 118, Twin Falls 1,625, Valley 80, Washington 286.
Counties with community spread: All counties but Adams, Butte, Camas and Franklin have been announced to have community spread.
Note: Eastern Idaho Public Health said Tuesday that on Sept. 1, it mistakenly reported a death in Bonneville County due to an internal communication error. The Idaho Statesman’s accounting of the death toll has been updated.
This story was originally published September 8, 2020 at 7:26 PM.
