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Idaho hospitals report record COVID-19 cases in ICUs as state begins vaccinations and last updated 2020-12-19 18:54:25-05 As Idaho races to vaccinate health care workers, hospitals reported a record number of COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care this week. A total of 120 COVID-19 patients were in ICUs across the state Tuesday, according to updated data the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported Friday. That number decreased to 118 patients on Wednesday, the last day data from the...

Idaho wont receive as many COVID-19 vaccines as expected next week; positivity rate drops Rachel Roberts and Jacob Scholl, The Idaho Statesman Dec. 17—Idaho will not receive as many doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine next week as it originally expected, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Idahos allotment for next week was reduced from 17,550 to 9,750 doses. "We dont know why it was reduced. But our focus doesnt change — health care workers will contin...

Data backlog obscures true nature of Boise areas COVID-19 outbreak; 29 new deaths reported Chadd Cripe and Rachel Roberts, The Idaho Statesman Dec. 17—The data dashboard for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare shows Ada Countys COVID-19 incidence rate as one of the best in the state. The daily number of new cases reported shows a raging outbreak. The problem is that Central District Health has been inundated with so many cases that its nearly two weeks — and more than...

Health and Welfare adds COVID-19 vaccine tracker; Idaho reports more than 1,800 new cases and last updated 2020-12-15 21:49:59-05 The public can now keep track of how many COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Idaho using the tracker posted on the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s website. On Monday, health care workers at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg were the first Idahoans to receive the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. As of Tuesday, 38 vaccine doses had been administer...

Record positivity rates reported across Idaho as COVID-19 cases continue to soar Nicole Foy, The Idaho Statesman The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Idaho continues to worsen by nearly every metric the state uses to track it. Thursday, updated positivity rates reported by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and local health districts broke records again. Roughly 20% of Idahoans tested were positive for the coronavirus last week, up from 18.3% the previous week. That means...