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Data-entry error results in hundreds of misclassified COVID-19 cases in Ada County Scripps and last updated 2021-03-04 23:57:11-05 Through Thursday, Central District Health was reporting 39,529 confirmed cases and 7,603 probable cases in Ada County. Health and Welfare, however, showed Ada County with 39,988 confirmed cases and 7,165 probable cases. “We recently recognized a data-entry issue wherein some probable cases related to antigen test results were entered into the state’s syste...

Idaho has gone four days with no new COVID-19 deaths -- a first since early July Nicole Blanchard, The Idaho Statesman Feb. 23—Monday marked the fourth day in a row that Idaho health officials have not reported any new deaths caused by COVID-19, the longest such streak since early July. No new deaths were reported Monday, when data for Sunday was also reported. Idahos most recent deaths were reported last Thursday, when officials announced 10 COVID-19-related fatalities statew...

Idaho COVID-19 States 7-day moving average at lowest since mid-September Nicole Blanchard, The Idaho Statesman Feb. 21—More days of declining COVID-19 case reports in Idaho have helped bring the states seven-day moving average below 250 cases per day, marking an average last seen in September. On Saturday, state and district health officials reported 138 confirmed and 46 probable cases of COVID-19, for a daily total of 184. By Saturday, the statewide seven-day moving average o...

Idaho COVID-19 hospitalizations drop again to October level; state adds 11 more deaths Nicole Foy and Rachel Roberts, The Idaho Statesman Jan. 23—Idahos coronavirus situation continues to improve across several metrics as the states vaccination rollout continues. The number of Idahoans hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped again to 252 on Wednesday — the fewest people hospitalized since Oct. 20. There were 67 people hospitalized in intensive care units Wednesday, the last day t...

Idaho adds about 750 new coronavirus cases Wednesday. Hospitalizations drop to October level. Ruth Brown and Michael Lycklama, The Idaho Statesman Jan. 21—Editors note: This story was corrected at 2:45 p.m. Jan. 21 to fix the count of new deaths reported. A file the Idaho Statesman uses to track cases and deaths was not properly updated, which led to many of Tuesdays reported deaths being counted twice. — — — Idaho reported 507 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on W...

Idaho adds 28 deaths, about 750 new coronavirus cases Wednesday. Hospitalizations drop. Ruth Brown and Michael Lycklama, The Idaho Statesman Jan. 21—Idaho reported 507 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday and 244 new probable cases, for a total of 751, and also added 28 deaths to a total that is creeping toward 1,700. Ada County confirmed 143 new cases Wednesday, bringing the countywide total to 36,760 confirmed cases, according to the Idaho Department of Health...

Idaho reported fewer than 1,000 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 this weekend, according to data from state and local health officials.

Idaho gets more vaccine doses starting next week; state adds more than 1,100 COVID-19 cases Nicole Foy, Jacob Scholl, and Rachel Roberts, The Idaho Statesman Jan. 16—Despite news that states wont be receiving a promised release of second vaccine doses, Idaho health officials said the state will start receiving a slight increase in the overall number of doses from the federal government next week. Idaho will begin receiving about 950 extra doses starting next week, state health...

Idaho teachers can get COVID-19 vaccine now; state adds more than 1,000 cases, 11 deaths Idaho Educators Next in Line for COVID-19 Vaccine and last updated 2021-01-13 08:32:50-05 Idaho teachers are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new schedule for the vaccine rollout from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Gov. Brad Little announced changes to the timeline on Tuesday afternoon, followed by a press briefing from the department. Idaho’s latest coronavirus vac...

Idaho records more than 1,700 new COVID-19 cases -- mostly in two counties Ruth Brown and Jacob Scholl, The Idaho Statesman Dec. 23—Idaho recorded 1,272 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday and 468 new probable cases, for a total of 1,740 new cases reported in one day. Ada County reported 539 new confirmed cases, bringing the countywide total to 30,562 confirmed infections, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Boise-based Central District Healths data backl...