WATCH: Gov. Brad Little announcement on Idaho’s COVID reopening

Idaho Governor Brad Little held a press conference at 1 p.m. Thursday to address whether the state will stay in Stage 4 of his coronavirus reopening plan or fully open.

516 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 127 new probables for a single-day increase of 643 on Wednesday. The case average has risen over the past 15 days. Multiple schools have requested testing to help keep outbreaks at bay, cities and towns that are home to colleges have reported spikes in cases.

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This story was originally published October 1, 2020 at 12:01 PM with the headline "WATCH: Gov. Brad Little announcement on Idaho’s COVID reopening."