Idaho shatters single-day record for new COVID-19 cases; Ada posts big numbers again
Idaho shattered its record for the highest single-day increase in total coronavirus cases Friday, reporting 777 new confirmed and probable cases. The previous record for total new cases was set July 16, when the state recorded 681 new cases.
The state’s health districts added a total of 635 confirmed coronavirus cases Friday and one new death each in Bonneville and Gooding counties. At least 506 people have died related to COVID-19 since the pandemic began in Idaho.
Friday’s numbers were driven by significant case increases reported by health districts in largely rural parts of Idaho, with health districts based in Twin Falls, Pocatello and Idaho Falls reporting more than 100 new cases each. Ada County added 88 new confirmed and 34 new probable cases, according to Boise-based Central District Health.
Four of Idaho’s top five case totals have occurred in the past four days: 670 on Tuesday, 666 on Wednesday, 667 on Thursday and 777 on Friday.
Schools reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases among Idaho students and teachers in the past week, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s latest report released Friday. North Star Charter in Eagle once again reported the highest number of new cases by far, recording nine more coronavirus cases as of Thursday, for 30 cases overall.
Fruitland High School — which has the second-highest cumulative coronavirus case count reported to the state at 21 total cases — only reported three new cases this week, compared to 12 last week. Fruitland Middle School has eight total coronavirus cases, according to the report, with three new reported this week, too. Emmett High School reported three new cases, bringing the school’s total coronavirus case count to 15. Payette High School reported two new cases this week, for a cumulative 16 coronavirus cases among students and teachers.
The report excludes online and virtual schools, as well as those with fewer than 50 students. Numbers reported by the state may be lower than the actual number of students and staff with confirmed coronavirus tests at each school.
Ada County led the way with 88 new confirmed cases Friday (12,740 total), and the county’s seven-day moving average grew to 85.7. It was as low as 31.1 cases per day on Sept. 13. Bonneville County followed closely behind with 84 new cases (2,646 total). Canyon County reported 68 new cases (8,153 total) and Bannock reported 48 new cases (1,278 total).
Madison County, home to Rexburg and Brigham Young University-Idaho, continued to post increasing case counts, reporting 54 new cases Friday (1,092 total).
Idaho North Central District removed one case from Lewis County (49 total) and Health and Welfare removed one case from Shoshone County (218 total). Cases are sometimes removed when an investigation determines that an individual’s permanent residence is in a different county or state.
The other counties adding confirmed cases on Friday were Bear Lake (1 new, 52 total), Bingham (19 new, 1,035 total), Blaine (8 new, 695 total), Bonner (3 new, 358 total), Boundary (2 new, 51 total), Butte (4 new, 61 total), Caribou (11 new, 132 total), Cassia (29 new, 838 total), Clearwater (7 new, 85 total), Elmore (7 new, 311 total), Franklin (10 new, 190 total), Fremont (3 new, 256 total), Gem (3 new, 309 total), Gooding (10 new, 309 total), Idaho (4 new, 232 total), Jefferson (12 new, 585 total), Jerome (11 new, 764 total), Kootenai (23 new, 2,948 total), Lincoln (4 new, 84 total), Minidoka (22 new, 793 total), Nez Perce (6 new, 487 total), Latah (20 new, 675 total), Payette (11 new, 862 total), Power (11 new, 278 total), Teton (5 new, 202 total), Twin Falls (45 new, 2,528 total), Washington (4 new, 365 total).
Since the start of the pandemic, 42,586 Idahoans have tested positive for the coronavirus. Health and Welfare has reported 4,828 “probable” cases (142 new). IDHW estimates that of those infected, 23,881 have recovered.
Long-term care update
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare released its weekly update on COVID-19 in long-term care facilities Friday.
Outbreaks at Idaho facilities increased by nine to 189 overall, total individual cases jumped by 186 to 2,987 cases, and deaths rose by 20 to 283, with five new facilities recording a death.
Active cases increased to 1,802 at 86 facilities — up from 1,741 at 79 facilities last week. There are 103 facilities with resolved outbreaks.
Below is a list of long-term care facilities by city that have active cases of the coronavirus:
American Falls: Power County Nursing Home, Edgewood Spring Creek American Falls; Ammon: Promontory Point Rehabilitation; Bellevue: Cove of Cascadia; Blackfoot: Bingham Memorial Skilled Nursing; Boise: 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, Overland Court Senior Living, Willow Park Senior Living, Arbor Village at Hillcrest, Arbor Valley of Cascadia, Life Care of Treasure Valley, Veranda Senior Living-Barber Station, Avamere Transitional Care, Park Place Assisted Living of Boise, Edgewood Castle Hills, Independent Living Services-Five Mile, Grace Assisted Living at State St.;
Buhl: Desert View Care; Burley: Mini Cassia Care Center, Parke View Rehab; Caldwell: Canyon West of Cascadia, Grace Assisted Living, Lenity Senior Living; Challis: Diamond Peak Health Care of Challis; Coeur d’Alene: Lacrosse Health & Rehab; Darlington: Antelope Creek Living Center; Downey: Whispering Pines Assisted Living; Eagle: Edgewood Spring Creek Eagle Island; Emmett: Apple Valley Residence, Cherry Ridge Center; Fruitland: Edgewood Spring Creek Fruitland; Gooding: Desano Place Assisted Living; Idaho Falls: Tambree Meadows Assisted Living, Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, Yellowstone Group Home No. 1, Teton Post-Acute Care and Rehab, Fairwinds-Sand Creek, Good Samaritan-Idaho Falls Village;
Jerome: CommuniCare No. 8 Lincoln; Kimberly: Oak Creek, Ashley Manor-Buttercup Trail; Lewiston: The Orchards; Meridian: Creekside Transitional Care, Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village, Edgewood Spring Creek Meridian, Golden Years Oak Crest, The Cottages-Meridian, Veranda Senior Living-Paramount, Grace Assisted Living-Fairview Lakes, Tomorrow’s Hope-Lavin; Nampa: Meadow View Nursing & Rehab, Streamside Assisted Living, Grace Assisted Living-Nampa, Karcher Estates, Sunny Ridge; Payette: Ashley Manor-Beverly Hills; Pocatello: Gateway Transitional Care Center, Brookdale Pocatello, Caring Hearts Assisted Living, Copper Summit Assisted Living, Quinn Meadows Rehab & Care Center, State Veterans Home-Pocatello;
Post Falls: Guardian Angel Homes; Preston: Franklin County Transitional Care, Heritage Senior Living; Rexburg: Madison Carriage Cove, Temple View Transitional Care; Rigby: Rigby Country Living Center; Rupert: Countryside Care and Rehab; Sandpoint: Life Care Center of Sandpoint; Soda Springs: Edgewood Spring Creek Soda Springs; St. Anthony: Homestead Assisted Living-St. Anthony; Twin Falls: Grace Assisted Living-Twin Falls, Brookdale Twin Falls, Rosetta Assisted Living-Twin Falls, Serenity Transitional Care, Bridgeview Estates, Chardonnay Assisted Living, Twin Falls Care; Weiser: Weiser Care of Cascadia, Communicare No. 6 Weiser; Winchester: Lakeside Assisted Living.
DAILY DETAILS
Overall hospitalizations: Health and Welfare reports that there have been 2,013 hospitalizations of people with COVID-19, 475 admissions to the ICU and 3,170 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 Oct. 8, the health system was reporting 51 patients in its hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 out of 534 patients overall. The health system reported a 14-day coronavirus test positivity rate of 10%.
Saint Alphonsus Health System: As of Oct. 8, the health system was reporting 24 patients in its hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 out of 387 patients overall. The health system reported a 14-day coronavirus test positivity rate of 10.3%.
Boise School District: The district says the following schools or units have reported confirmed COVID-19 cases among students or staff since Oct. 6: Cynthia Mann Elementary (1), Frank Church High School (2), Hidden Springs Elementary (1), Koelsch Elementary (1).
Testing totals: At the end of the day Friday, Health and Welfare reported that 330,962 people had been tested statewide. About 12.9% of those have been positive for COVID-19.
Counties with community spread: All counties except Adams have been announced to have community spread.
Counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases: Ada 12,740, Adams 27, Bannock 1,278, Bear Lake 52, Benewah 160, Bingham 1,035, Blaine 695, Boise 58, Bonner 358, Bonneville 2,646, Boundary 51, Butte 61, Camas 31, Canyon 8,153, Caribou 132, Cassia 838, Clark 33, Clearwater 85, Custer 68, Elmore 311, Franklin 190, Fremont 256, Gem 309, Gooding 309, Idaho 232, Jefferson 585, Jerome 764, Kootenai 2948, Latah 675, Lemhi 105, Lewis 49, Lincoln 84, Madison 1,092, Minidoka 793, Nez Perce 487, Oneida 28, Owyhee 320, Payette 862, Power 278, Shoshone 218, Teton 202, Twin Falls 2,528, Valley 95, Washington 365.
This story was originally published October 9, 2020 at 6:56 PM.
