Vaccination appointments filled within minutes
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)-Eligible people hoping to secure an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination Saturday found disappointment instead.
The available time slots were filled and the registration closed within minutes of opening. The Eastern Idaho Public Health District filled the available slots through its website and by phone.
EIPH said there are 30,000 people in the 8-county district eligible for the vaccine at this time. Those are people age 65 and older. There were only 2,100 doses of vaccine available.
The district will be holding clinics throughout the month of February. The next sign-up period will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, February 11.
IDAHO FALLS – Idaho’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine for people 65 and older is hitting a few snags Saturday. Many people who visited Eastern Idaho Public Health District’s website a little after 9 a.m., which was the designated time to schedule an appointment, found that every available time slot was already filled. Mimi Taylor, […]
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February 1 - 5:16 p.m.
After no reporting of data Sunday, Idaho health officials added 380 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 Monday, with an additional 102 cases listed as probable. The statewide total of confirmed cases is now 132,858 since March.
Ten COVID-19 deaths were also reported Monday: four in Ada County, two in Canyon County, and one each in Bannock, Benewah, Bingham and Power counties.
At the same time Idaho’s percent positivity rates have declined to 8.3%, the state’s confirmed daily case counts are coming in at low numbers we haven’t seen since October.
Similar downward trends are also reported in the most recent data available for hospitalizations and ICU admissions for COVID-19 on Jan. 30.
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Jan. 26 - 5:18 p.m.
Another seven people have died from COVID-19 as the state adds another 389 confirmed cases to its total.
Since March 13, Idaho has seen 130,908 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with another 29,684 cases classified as probable. Altogether, 1,688 people have died from the disease.
Six of Tuesday’s death occurred in Ada County, while Bonneville County reported one death.
Daily case numbers and hospitalizations continue to decline.
As of Jan. 23, the latest data available, 169 people were hospitalized 53 of them in the ICU. Hospitalizations haven’t been that low since Oct. 3. ICU admissions dipped briefly below 53 on Jan. 1 before shooting up again.
Eastern Idaho Public Health withdraws gathering requirements
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)-School districts and the public should follow the Governor’s COVID-19 public gathering restrictions as laid out for athletic events last week.
The Eastern Idaho Public Health District has voted to remove gathering restrictions from its public health orders to reflect the Governor’s recommendations regarding high school athletic events.
The board also discussed other segments of its various health orders, but made no immediate decisions.
Bonneville County Commissioner Bryon Reed said he believes people now know why they need to wear a face covering, so the District should drop its existing requirements.